Mike Leigh quote: "Film-makers should remain true to their principles and never compromise, there is a real revival in the British film industry but there is a danger that we will become colonial servants of Hollywood. We need to maintain our own integrity."

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smoking
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in the morning.
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Truth metastasized into lurid fantasy.
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Other countries don't compromise their principles for other people. We should not compromise.
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GEORGE DACY

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GARY MCALPIN

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ANDREW CARNEGIE

The answer isn't more time but a greater awareness of the time we have.
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JAVIER RAMIREZ

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When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity.
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It is its own universe. But we try to maintain a real normalcy about it.
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CHARLES M. BLOW

To maintain one's individuality, integrity, and true personality in the theatre is a big task.
CYRIL CUSACK

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JOE BERLINGER

Film-makers should remain true to their principles and never compromise, there is a real revival in the British film industry but there is a danger that we will become colonial servants of Hollywood. We need to maintain our own integrity.

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Film-makers should remain true to their principles and never compromise, there is a real revival in the British film industry but there is a danger that we will become colonial servants of Hollywood. We need to maintain our own integrity.

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