I don't want to make pompous, serious films; I like films that have a kind of vivacity about them.
Danny BoyleFilm industry is a pretty brutal business. If you fall too far behind, all of the perfectionism in the world won't save you.
Danny BoyleBoth of my sisters have been teachers and they used to say you get asked between 300 and 600 questions every day which you have to answer. That's exactly what directing is. And the vast majority of those questions are not very interesting really, but they need somebody to make a decision - a good one or a bad one - and they follow it.
Danny Boyle