38 Quotes by Bill Forsyth

I was quite surprised how easily people wanted to pigeonhole things I've done.

I'd made these experimental films but I thought the major chore of a filmmaker was to relate to actors.

I'm not fond of any of my films in an intimate way, but Gregory's Girl would be number 4 on my list.

It's easier for me to get three times the amount of money I really want.

Universal wasn't out a lot of money, a million dollars or so, so it was easy not to put a lot of effort into the movie.

I don't really enjoy filming.

When I was a very small boy, my father was a plumber in a shipping yard, but then it transpired that he became a grocer.

I actually emptied a theatre. It was a 40-minute film, and about 400 people left during the screening.

I think, unconsciously, I was addressing myself more with Comfort and Joy than with my other films to Scottish people.