"I always argued against the auteur theory; films are a collaborative art form. I've had some fantastically good people help me make the movies."
"Rain is also very difficult to film, particularly in Ireland because it's quite fine, so fine that the Irish don't even acknowledge that it exists."
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Source: The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. January 7, 2000.
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