16 Quotes by James McTeigue

She's an amazing actress. You need to believe the journey that character goes on, and I think Natalie lets you really believe it. She's your guide through the narrative. It's really about her presence and her intelligence.

Now that the film has made money, that makes you a more attractive business proposition in Hollywood.

He's a decent guy and he's about making your film better and not about what it will do for Hugo Weaving.

It became apparent very quickly that he was never going to be comfortable in or make peace with the mask. You spend a long time as an actor learning what to do with your face. It is the big tool that you have, and so are your eyes. When you take that away, it's difficult.

It is a controversial subject matter but it is also a dialogue we have every day.

It is an allegory. It is about things that have gone on in the past, things that are happening now and things that I am sure will happen in the future. I hope it works as a piece of entertainment and I hope audiences will talk about some of the ideas it discusses and the questions it asks.

It is a work of fiction. It is a piece of entertainment.

James is a good actor, but he found the mask very constraining and claustrophobic.

Without sounding conceited about it, it was hard but it did not seem like such a huge leap, because I had done a lot of big films and been around enough talented directors to know what to do if I was in their position.