“I was once described by one of my critics as an aesthetic fascist.” — Alan Parker Quote

“I was once described by one of my critics as an aesthetic fascist.”

“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.”

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

“I feel like I am just an entertainer. It does not matter what form I take to perform and entertain. I think I deserve being called a performer because you don't call Tyler Perry a drag queen. You don't call Will Smith a drag queen and all the other mainstream artists who use the aesthetic of drag to entertain.”

“In our view the Olympic idea involves a strong physical culture supplemented on the one hand by mobility, what is so aptly called 'fair play', and on the other hand by aesthetics, that is the cultivation of what is beautiful and graceful.”