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Bill Forsyth

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At the moment, my mother is the only one left in Glasgow, although it's certainly my home.


— Bill Forsyth


#certainly #glasgow #home #left #moment

I didn't think Comfort and Joy was going to be a box-office smash.


— Bill Forsyth


#comfort #going #i #joy #smash

I don't really enjoy filming.


— Bill Forsyth


#filming #i #really

I was quite surprised how easily people wanted to pigeonhole things I've done.


— Bill Forsyth


#easily #how #i #people #pigeonhole

I went to the Glasgow Youth Theatre and they just let me in. But I was so shy that I was there for about six weeks without actually introducing myself.


— Bill Forsyth


#actually #glasgow #i #introducing #just

I'd made these experimental films but I thought the major chore of a filmmaker was to relate to actors.


— Bill Forsyth


#experimental #filmmaker #films #i #made

I'm not fond of any of my films in an intimate way, but Gregory's Girl would be number 4 on my list.


— Bill Forsyth


#films #fond #girl #gregory #i

It means that if they misunderstood Comfort and Joy, they misunderstood my other films.


— Bill Forsyth


#films #joy #means #misunderstood #other

It's easier for me to get three times the amount of money I really want.


— Bill Forsyth


#easier #get #i #me #money

My two elder sisters married Englishmen and went abroad.


— Bill Forsyth


#elder #englishmen #married #sisters #two






About Bill Forsyth






Did you know about Bill Forsyth?

He lived in Scotland on an isolated farm with his partner/girlfriend (a script editor/writer) and their two children. The 1987 film Housekeeping an adaptation of Marilynne Robinson's 1981 novel was Forsyth's first American work. Forsyth's next film was the 1984 Comfort and Joy about a Glasgow radio DJ caught in a rivalry between ice cream companies which again featured Clare Grogan.

Bill Forsyth (born 29 July 1946) is a Scottish film director and writer best known for his films Gregory's Girl (1981) Local Hero (1983) and Comfort and Joy (1984) as well as his commitment to national film-making.

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