I feel a little schizophrenic because my life is so totally different from here, obviously. And the French values are so different from American values.

He was educated at Highgate School. He is best known for directing films that focus on sexually charged characters and often uses natural light a fog machine and other effects to create eroticized atmospheres. Adrian Lyne (born 4 March 1941 in Peterborough then in Northamptonshire England) is an English filmmaker and producer.