162 Quotes by Danny Boyle

I made this film ‘The Beach,’ which didn’t take place in a city, and it didn’t really suit me.

The individual will to survive is often seen as just that, an individual thing. In fact, it’s sort of a gene we all carry and like a network of computers it all contributes in some way to when it’s individually needed.

I always say to anybody who’s going over to America for the first time, ‘Whatever you do, go and see a popular mainstream film with a big audience.’ Because people shout out. You never get that in Britain. Everybody’s so quiet, scared to laugh. It’s like being in church.

Everybody knows Aaron Sorkin’s scripts. There’s a huge amount of lines. There’s a huge amount of interchange. You gotta do a lot of learning to be able to get it up to pace.

If I was American, I think I’d live in New York, because I like that East Coast mentality. There’s nothing wrong with Hollywood. If you want to be a big time filmmaker, you should go to Hollywood.

I’ve always wanted to do a space movie.

I am a sci-fi fan.

People say you never remember anybody who dies in movies, and it's true, you don't. You don't even remember people who disappear.

I love cities.