51 Quotes by Simon Beaufoy

I've been in electric storms in the mountains. Scary things.

When you make a movie, a dramatization based on the real experience of a living subject, you can't airbrush that away into to a perfect movie arc.

If you don't have to get out of bed and do something every morning, that's kind of a curse.

The poorest people are so incredibly poor, and the rich are so incredibly rich on the other side. That is a kind of fascination.

I'm not into being all 'film-y' and going to the premieres and parties. I tend to feel like the embarrassing uncle at a wedding.

'Slumdog Millionaire' is a fairy tale, but it starts in a place you really believe, and that came from spending two months wandering around the slums picking up stories and talking to people.

I used to live on a barge - it is incredibly good to write near water. There is an ever-changing landscape, so you never get bored.

Miley Cyrus twerking - is that really a model for your kids?

British audiences are toughest on British films. So often, a British film is the last thing they want to see. If you please them, you really know you've made an impact.