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Image, I was speaking to Ridley Scott the other day and he makes

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I was speaking to Ridley Scott the other day and he makes a film every 18 months. He's amazing really.

—Adrian Lyne

Image, What I think is interesting is that the more you do, you

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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.

—Adrian Lyne

Image, Always, with any movie that I do, I have a book of

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Always, with any movie that I do, I have a book of ideas that I've heard, or seen, or whatever, and I always try to incorporate it in the film.

—Adrian Lyne

Image, Somebody said that I’m a bit like a sponge, grabbing things here

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Somebody said that I'm a bit like a sponge, grabbing things here and there, soaking stuff up. [As a director] you have to be, really.

—Adrian Lyne

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Image, Foxes was a movie that didn’t do a lot of business but

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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.

—Adrian Lyne

Image, Obviously, in dealing with a relationship, sexuality has to be involved, and

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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.

—Adrian Lyne

Image, I was watching Monster’s Ball, which is a fabulous movie. It’s just

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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.

—Adrian Lyne

Image, It’s the sort of subject that always interests me: jealousy and the

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It's the sort of subject that always interests me: jealousy and the language of suspicion and guilt. I think it interests people.

—Adrian Lyne

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Image, I’ve always been interested in films where you can identify with the

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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.

—Adrian Lyne

Image, Well, Brief Encounter is certainly one of my top five favorites of

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Well, Brief Encounter is certainly one of my top five favorites of all time. I looked at Brief Encounter very closely, to be honest.

—Adrian Lyne

Image, The challenge, really, on any new film is to try to avoid

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The challenge, really, on any new film is to try to avoid that and achieve a few moments that aren't cliche.

—Adrian Lyne

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The danger is that if you have a bunch of ideas that you forget to use.

—Adrian Lyne

Image, I feel a little schizophrenic because my life is so totally different from here, obviously.

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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.

—Adrian Lyne

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Image, What I think is interesting is that the more you do, you have to invent a book of rules of what

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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.

—Adrian Lyne

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Well, I think just the fact that you are making your first film is a huge step.

—Adrian Lyne

Image, Their every instinct – and I have to say this is without exception – is to iron out the bumps

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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.