The Oldie

Losing the plot

The editor of this magazine actually asked me if I would write an article about how I would deal with actors’ egos.

I replied that, although I've directed more than 30 feature films, I've found the actors (with very rare exceptions) to be co-operative and good-natured.

But I could fill a book with anecdotes of the erratic, inexplicable and often hostile behaviour of film producers and production executives.

When my film (1980) was completed, the executive producer, John Morris, an old film buff (now deceased) with

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