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.

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

There are things that Scotsmen get and other people don't get in the dialogue. Scottish characters can be pinpointed by a phrase, targeted very quickly.

I don't really enjoy filming.

My two elder sisters married Englishmen and went abroad.

The movie business is very much like that: people in authority making purely emotional decisions instead of interesting rational ones.