Bill Forsyth
Bill Forsyth
William David "Bill" Forsythis a Scottish film director and writer known for his films Gregory's Girl, Local Hero, and Comfort and Joy...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth29 July 1946
addressing comfort films joy scottish
I think, unconsciously, I was addressing myself more with Comfort and Joy than with my other films to Scottish people.
mean comfort-and-joy misunderstood
It means that if they misunderstood Comfort and Joy, they misunderstood my other films.
thinking comfort-and-joy office
I didn't think Comfort and Joy was going to be a box-office smash.
comfort jolly joy trying
So those who misunderstood Comfort and Joy the most were those who thought I was just trying to make a jolly farce.
suspicious work
Financiers are suspicious because I work in low-budget.
later months point scottish-director
When I read Housekeeping, it wasn't from the point of filming. It was months and months later that the idea of making it into a movie caught.
became father plumber shipping small
When I was a very small boy, my father was a plumber in a shipping yard, but then it transpired that he became a grocer.
left people
I actually emptied a theatre. It was a 40-minute film, and about 400 people left during the screening.
dollars easy effort million universal
Universal wasn't out a lot of money, a million dollars or so, so it was easy not to put a lot of effort into the movie.
mother home moments
At the moment, my mother is the only one left in Glasgow, although it's certainly my home.
theatre shy six
I went to the Glasgow Youth Theatre and they just let me in. But I was so shy that I was there for about six weeks without actually introducing myself.
girl numbers would-be
I'm not fond of any of my films in an intimate way, but Gregory's Girl would be number 4 on my list.
three want easier
It's easier for me to get three times the amount of money I really want.
studios
The studio system reminds me of the stock market.