i ve worked with in films i ve worked on, it s not really been like that. and, often, where often where an actor has a reputation, when they ve come to actually the set and the director that i ve been working with, they ve acted in a different way. i tell you, one of the first films i did and one of probably my favourite films is 1984, the george orwell, and it wasjohn hurt and richard burton it was richard burton s last film and that was the moment not only i realised i was a cinematographer because i was on a set with richard burton, but i realised that people are just people. he came with such a reputation and he was such a lovely man. we would sit we were shooting down in salisbury plain, one little scene i remember sitting with him and john hurt one lunchtime and just talking, you know, about life and not about liz taylor and stuff,
often where an actor has a reputation, when they ve come to actually the set and the director that i ve been working with, they ve acted in a different way. i tell you, one of the first films i did and one of probably my favourite films is 1984, the george orwell, and it wasjohn hurt and richard burton it was richard burton s last film and that was the moment not only i realised i was a cinematographer because i was on a set with richard burton, but i realised that people are just people. he came with such a reputation and he was such a lovely man. we would sit we were shooting down in salisbury plain, one little scene i remember sitting with him and john hurt one lunchtime and just talking, you know, about life and not about liz taylor and stuff, not about that, just about life, you know, and the film and he was
yeah, it is and it isn t i mean, maybe i ve been lucky. i mean, most of the people i ve worked with in films i ve worked on, it s not really been like that. and, often, where often where an actor has a reputation, when they ve come to actually the set and the director that i ve been working with, they ve acted in a different way. i tell you, one of the first films i did and one of probably my favourite films is 1984, the george orwell, and it wasjohn hurt and richard burton, it was richard burton s last film. and that was the moment not only i realised with richard burton, but i realised that people are just people. he came with such a reputation and he was such a lovely man. we would sit we were shooting down in salisbury plain, one little scene i remember sitting with him and john hurt one lunchtime and just talking, you know, about life and
i mean, most of the people i ve worked with in films i ve worked on, it s not really been like that. and, often, where. ..often where an actor has a reputation, when they ve come to actually the set and the director that i ve been working with, they ve acted in a different way. i tell you, one of the first films i did and one of probably my favourite films is 1984, the george orwell, and it wasjohn hurt and richard burton, it was richard burton s last film. and that was the moment not only i realised i was a cinematographer because i was on a set with richard burton, but i realised that people are just people. he came with such a reputation and he was such a lovely man. we would sit, we were shooting down in salisbury plain, one little scene, i remember sitting with him and john hurt one lunchtime and just talking, you know, about life and. not about liz taylor and stuff, not about that, just about life, you know, and the film. and he was so pleased to be
scripts and it s like immediately apparent where they re going. all their scripts are very different. they re very different genres and they play with different themes. but you read that, you read their script and straight off you can visualise it. erm, it s interesting. yeah. let me drill a little bit, if i may, into your own psychology, because you ve said actually you feel that you re quite a shy and introverted person. iam, yeah. ..and yet you re working in this industry that we all feel is full of glamour and big egos and personality. yeah, it is and it isn t. i mean, maybe i ve been lucky. i mean, most of the people i ve worked with in films i ve worked on, it s not really been like that. and, often, where. ..often where an actor has a reputation, when they ve come to actually the set and the director that i ve been working with, they ve acted in a different way. i tell you, one of the first films i did and one of probably my favourite films is 1984, the george orwell, and it was