Facts about Adrian Lyne

Occup.Director
FromEngland
BornMarch 4, 1941
Age83 years

Summary

Adrian Lyne is a famous Director from England, he/she is 83 years old and still alive, born March 4, 1941.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive. Our collection contains 18 quotes who is written / told by Adrian.

Related authors: Jennifer Beals (Actress)

18 Famous quotes by Adrian Lyne

Small: What I think is interesting is that the more you do, you have to invent a book of rules of what you can
"What I think is interesting is that the more you do, you have to invent a book of rules of what you can do and what you can't do. And the very real danger is that if your book of rules becomes a book of cliches"
Small: Well, I think just the fact that you are making your first film is a huge step
"Well, I think just the fact that you are making your first film is a huge step"
Small: Their every instinct - and I have to say this is without exception - is to iron out the bumps, and Its
"Their every instinct - and I have to say this is without exception - is to iron out the bumps, and It's always the bumps that are the most interesting stuff"
Small: The danger is that if you have a bunch of ideas that you forget to use
"The danger is that if you have a bunch of ideas that you forget to use"
Small: The challenge, really, on any new film is to try to avoid that and achieve a few moments that arent cli
"The challenge, really, on any new film is to try to avoid that and achieve a few moments that aren't cliche"
Small: So on my screenplay, on the left-hand side of the page, I will put all the ideas that refer to the scen
"So on my screenplay, on the left-hand side of the page, I will put all the ideas that refer to the scene next to it so I have some sort of pictorial reference"
Small: Obviously, in dealing with a relationship, sexuality has to be involved, and jealousy and emotions like
"Obviously, in dealing with a relationship, sexuality has to be involved, and jealousy and emotions like that. And I don't know, I've always been intrigued by those emotions"
Small: If you are prepared to make a fool of yourself for them then you usually get that back. I think that th
"If you are prepared to make a fool of yourself for them then you usually get that back. I think that there are points where you become so close to an actor, you know them so well, almost as well or better than their spouse. You have to know them, warts and all"
Small: Ive always been interested in films where you can identify with the actors. Where you can be in their s
"I've always been interested in films where you can identify with the actors. Where you can be in their shoes and therefore be more involved if they're people that you recognize"
Small: I was watching Monsters Ball, which is a fabulous movie. Its just a little gem: beautifully shot, and s
"I was watching Monster's Ball, which is a fabulous movie. It's just a little gem: beautifully shot, and shot in a way I never would have done. It made me feel very old, really, because it wasn't eccentric for its own sake, it was just very original"
Small: I was speaking to Ridley Scott the other day and he makes a film every 18 months. Hes amazing really
"I was speaking to Ridley Scott the other day and he makes a film every 18 months. He's amazing really"
Small: I wanted to make a movie about the arbitrary nature of love
"I wanted to make a movie about the arbitrary nature of love"
Small: I think you get better at staring into space. Especially living in the South of France
"I think you get better at staring into space. Especially living in the South of France"
Small: I feel a little schizophrenic because my life is so totally different from here, obviously. And the Fre
"I feel a little schizophrenic because my life is so totally different from here, obviously. And the French values are so different from American values"
Small: I dont know really. Ive always been interested in the small picture instead of the big one, and Ive alw
"I don't know really. I've always been interested in the small picture instead of the big one, and I've always been interested in relationship pictures"
Small: Foxes was a movie that didnt do a lot of business but it didnt do too badly critically and eventually t
"Foxes was a movie that didn't do a lot of business but it didn't do too badly critically and eventually they offered me other things. The interesting thing was that next I tried a film called Star Man, which Michael Douglas was producing"
Small: Every time I do one I feel like Ive never really quite learned anything. I always find that when Im mak
"Every time I do one I feel like I've never really quite learned anything. I always find that when I'm making a film, I find it a little bit like I'm doing it for the first time"
Small: And I think you understand a little bit more why she falls for him. In a way, watching the French do an
"And I think you understand a little bit more why she falls for him. In a way, watching the French do anything is a little more fun because their gestures are different. And in that way, they make everything interesting"