A lot of actors aren't particularly good directors. And they're not particularly good with other actors. That's kind of a fallacy.
Peter MullanJust in relation to women, it's not that huge an imaginative leap to see the connection between the Taliban and the Catholic Church.
Peter MullanIn the acting game, you spend a long time fighting against what the director perceives you to be. And half the time the directors don't know.
Peter MullanI wanted to dismantle the bollocks that there's a military structure to a gang, with a leader, second leader, the good looking one, first babe, second babe. It's far more arbitrary than that and their values shouldn't be romanticised. They aren't something you want to sign up to.
Peter Mullan