"I've also worked hard portraying an Ireland which is fast disappearing. Ireland was a very depressed and difficult place in the 1980s, and I've tried to include that in the script. I worked really hard to find the heart of the book."
"I do enjoy working with writers."
Source: Interview with Michael Koresky, reverseshot.org. November 10, 2005.
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Neil Jordan
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Neil Jordan is an acclaimed filmmaker and writer known for his exploration of identity and transformation in works like 'The Crying Game.'
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