Movies alone have the hideous capacity to do everything for you. So in directing movies, you have to figure how to leave things out - because when you leave things out, you evoke the imaginative participation of the audience. Alison Owen audiencecapacitydirect share on social
Well, who wouldn't want to work with Tom Hanks? Alison Owen hanktomwork Change image and share on social
I went to University College London and read English literature, then realised if you were interested in story and narrative, film was the way to go. Alison Owen collegeenglishfilm Change image and share on social
Really, I am entirely material driven. If a project appeals to me, I will try to find the right writer and director. And that may be someone I've worked with before, or it may not. It may be a woman, or it may not. Alison Owen appealdirectordrive share on social
The greatest filmmakers are not the ones who put everything in; they're the ones who can figure things to leave out, and in doing so, invite your participation. Alison Owen figurefilmmakergreat Change image and share on social
When my parents met, my mother was a waitress and my father was a dockyard worker. They were part of that post-war better-yourself generation, so they both went to night school. Alison Owen dockyardfathergeneration Change image and share on social
If you look back on professions, when they became undervalued and paid less, women tended to do better in them. Alison Owen backpayprofession Change image and share on social
Movies began as a communal experience. Even though we now watch them as DVD's, sometimes alone on our computers, mostly in the history of cinema it has been a communal experience. Alison Owen begincinemacommunal Change image and share on social
John Lee Hancock is someone that I had admired from afar. I think he is a wonderful director... in the tradition I would say both of Clint Eastwood and Frank Capra. Alison Owen admireafarcapra Change image and share on social
When you want to transcribe an idea truthfully from the page to the screen, it is not necessarily best to be particularly literal about it. It can be hard to convince people, specifically writers, of that. Alison Owen convincehardidea share on social
