"I couldn't be a cameraman or a designer or an actor - I have to be a director because I learned how to do that from my dad."
"Pride' is my first film with a happy ending. Before, I naively thought they were a cop-out, but now I've come to believe that happy endings and wish fulfilment are an incredibly important part of our cultural life."
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Source: Meet the puppet master by Liz Hoggard, www.theguardian.com. September 10, 2005.
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