There were two sides to David Lean: on the one side, he was kind of a rather stiff, disciplined Englishman. And then he had this kind of romantic side to him. I think being true to both sides of your nature is important.

Early life
Boorman was born in Shepperton Surrey England the son of Ivy (née Chapman) and George Boorman. He was recently divorced. Zardoz (1973) starring Sean Connery was a post-apocalyptic science fiction piece set in the 24th century.