17 Quotes by Mike Newell

What he said was 'You must read the book and if you find a way of doing the book, then you must tell us what that is. You mustn't come because it's a franchise. You mustn't come because it's the most famous children's film that's ever been. You mustn't come for this that and the other reason. You've got to be able to see how to make a 750-page book into a single movie,'

We had a very tough match on Saturday but they are all tough matches.

When the kids were small, you had to tell them what to do, ... But now that they're older, you have to challenge them. They have to improvise. They have to bring themselves into it. Otherwise, it doesn't have any life in it. They had to act , and acting is not doing what somebody tells you.

I always wanted to work on films, and when I was starting in television in this country, in Great Britain, there really wasn't any film to be made.

I have a particular love of an actor that I did work with, oddly, in 'Donnie Brasco,' who has since become a wonderful talent: Paul Giamatti. I would love to do a whole movie with Paul Giamatti.

If you are going to do a film about the South Pole, the chances are that you will film it in Hawaii! Whatever is most difficult, you will get to do it.

What most people do is they make terrific films, one in three if you're very lucky, maybe one in five. So you just have to keep on, you have to get through the bad bits.

Tiny moments like that will keep the characters alive.

We're not in the habit of getting beat. And it is not something we plan on getting used to.