“I always argued against the auteur theory; films are a collaborative a...” — Alan Parker Quote

“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.”

“I'm a pluralist. I've always argued that as many different films as possible should be made.”

“I've always been completely autocratic. I've never learned to be diplomatic or democratic.”

“I've noticed that when people make vampire movies, they're always determining which of the rules they're going to stick to and which they'll abandon.”

“Somebody sent me a British magazine listing the 20 worst dialects ever done in movies. I was No. 2, with the worst Cockney accent ever done. No. 1 was Sean Connery, because he uses his Scottish brogue no matter what he's playing.”

“I'm a frustrated would-be architect who stumbled into the would-be business of making movies.”