8/13/2019 Interview With Lindsay Anderson

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/interview-with-lindsay-anderson 1/15

Bg @gtdrv`dw w`te

N`gmsby Bgmdrsfg

]rbgshr`kdm bgm dm`tdm ky Xhftt

Xtdwbrt bgm Ndstdr Lr`dmcbg

]e`s `gtdrv`dw tffj pnbhd fg ]eursmby Oug d 5 2 0 5 0 .

R?  @g  yfur c`gm, webt ebvd kddg ted `cpfrtbgt sfh`dtbn `glnudghdsfg Kr`t`se h`gdcb mur`ga ted pbst tdg ydbrs6

B?  Ky  ted dgm fl ted  <F s  ted rbm`hbn `cpunsd `g Kr`t se l`nccbj`gawbs fvdr. @g pbrt`hunbr, ted ruse tf hfglfrc`sc we`he ebshebrbhtdr`zdm Kr`tb`g mur`ga ted nbst twdgty ydbrs ebs mddpnyblldhtdm cfv`d cbj`ga edrd. Fg ted pfs`t`vd s`md, tdndv`s`fg,bgm spdh`l`hbnny ted pfn`hy fl Hebggdn =, ebs ednpdm l`nccbjdrs`g te`s hfugtry, s`ghd `t ebs a`vdg sfcd rdn`dl tf ted dtdrgbndhfgfc`h prfkndc. Pdt, bt ted sbcd t`cd, tedrd ebs kddghfgt`gubn prdssurd tf te`gj fl cfv`ds `g tdrcs fl Bcdr`hbgm`str`kut`fg. ]ed efcd cbrjdt `s gft af`ga tf pby lfr l`ncprfmuht`fg, sf tedrd `s ted gddm tf krdbj `gtf ted Bcdr`hbg

8/13/2019 Interview With Lindsay Anderson

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/interview-with-lindsay-anderson 2/15

R ? Dbrn`dr yfu cdgt`fgdm webt yfu hebrbhtdr`zdm bs ted ruse tfhfglfrc`sc `g Ardbt Kr`tb`g. Qebt brd ted spdh`l`h dlldhts fl te`s ruse tf hfglfrc`sc 6

B ? D`tedr `t hrdbtds b kbm btcfspedrd lfr brt`sts fr `t hbg sfcdt`cdshrdbtd b affm btcfspedrd. Ky te`s @ cdbg `t a`vds tedc sfcd-te`ga tf te`gj bkfut. @'c blrb`m bt ted cfcdgt tedrd `sg't cuhej`hj ndlt `g te`s hfugtry. Qd'vd ydt tf ar`dvd ted nfss flted sfh`bn`st`mdbn”sfcdte`ga tebt's ebppdg`ga bhrfss ted wfrnm. ]ed ebrm-

hfrd Hfccug`st-Xfh`bn`st, pbrt`hunbrny ted pdfpnd wef ebvdg'tebm tf n`vd ugmdr tedc, rdprdsdgt bg `mdbn, b lfrhd tebt ebs cfrdfr ndss pdr`sedm. @l yfu te`gj kbhj gtf ted te`rt`ds, yfu hbg't ednpdgvy`ga ted brt`sts fl ted Ndlt, ebrm fg ted Ndlt. @t's vdry m`lldrdgtt`cds gfw. `t's rdbnny ebrm tf kd bgyfgd. D`tedr yfu af w`te tedprfl`t-cbj`gape`nfsfpeyfl]ebthedrbgm [dbabg, fr yfu 'rd ndltw`te b j`gm fl bgbrhe`h mdspb`r”we`he `s efw yfu hfunmhebrbhtdr`zd  r`tbgg`b Efsp`tbn ]ed fgny sukst`tut`fg lfr b Ndlt`mdbn, @ suppfsd, `s ted Arddg  mdbn, we`he hfu nm tbjd efnm fl ted`cba`gbt`fg fl ted pdfpnd, ted yfuga pbrt`hunbrny. @t ebsg't aft

ted sbcd lfrhd fl hfglfrc`sc, fl mdm`hbt`fg tf hbrddr bgm hnbsspfs`t`fg, fl ted bhqu`s`t`fg fl cbtdr`bn affms, bs ftedr dndcdgtsfl Kr`t`se n`ld. ]edsd lfrhds ebvd tbjdg fvdr

R ? Efw mf yfu lddn bkfut ted wby `g we`he hfgtdcpfrbry Kr`t`secfv`ds mdb n w`te hnbss bgm rbhd rdnbtdm `ssuds6

B? Ky hfcpbr`sfg w `te ted trbm`t`fgb n Kr`t`se h`gdcb, tfmby'scfv`ds mdcfgstrbtd b cuhe w`md hef`hd fl sukodht brdb bkfut

bncfst bnn bspdhts fl sfh`dty: tedy bnsf mdbn w`te tedc cuhe cfrdlrddny tebg m`rdhtfrs `g trbm`t`fgbn Kr`t`se h`gdcb dvdr wfunm.Kut, fl hfursd, yfu'vd aft tf kr`ga `g tdndv`s`fg. Fgd fl tedbksurm`t`ds, rdbnny hr`t`hbn bksurm`t`ds, `s te`s s`nny m`v`s`fg kd-twddg h`gdcb flted tedbtdrs bgm l`ncs lfr tdndv`s`fg.  `nc hr`t`hs,`l tedy wdrdg't sf nbzy, fuaet tf rdv`dw dvdry gdw l`nc cbmd lfrtdndv`s`fg. Pdt tedy prdldr tf n`vd bg dbsy bgm qu`dt n`ld. ]edrd `sbnsf b ofurgbn`st`h e `drbrhey gfw. Kut fgd cust sdd webt's kd`ga

sefwg fg tdndv`s`fg dvdry mby kdhbusd t s oust bs rdndvbgt bs tedcfv`ds `g ted tedbtdrs we`he ted l`nc hr`t`h wr`tds bkfut `t. Hr`t`hs

8/13/2019 Interview With Lindsay Anderson

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/interview-with-lindsay-anderson 3/15

R ? Q ebt mf yfu lddn bkf ut ted dx fm us fl sf c bgy tbndgtdm Kr`t`se

l`nccbjdrs tf Bcdr`hbg bgm dnsdwedrd6

B ? Q edg yfu mdbn w`te ted Kr`t`se h`gd c b, yf u mdb n `g qu`td b

hfcp n`hbtdm sukodht. Dhfgfc `hbnny, K r`tb`g h bg t sup pf rt suhebg `gmustry. ]e drd `s bnsf ted pnb`g lbht tebt Bc dr`hb rdp rdsdgts ,

tf cbg y l`nccbjdrs, ted hebg hd tf cf vd k dyf gm ted kbrr`drs fl

hnbss, s`ghd hnbss `s gft cuhe fl b hfgs`mdrbt`fg `g Bcdr`hb.

[`mndy Xhftt, lfr dxbcpnd, bnsf kdnfgas tf tebt adgdrbt`fg tebt

ardw up cbj`ga cfv`ds lfr tdndv`s`fg bgm brd, tedrdlfrd, `gtdr-

dstdm `g stynd bgm tdheg`qud”bgm `g n`ttnd dnsd.

@ wfunm bnsf cd gt`fg M bv`m Y utg bc edr d. ]e d m`lldrdghd kd -twddg sby Bnbg Ybrjdr bgm Mbv`m Yutgbc, wef brd lr`dgms, `s

tebt Yutgbc `s sfc dkfm y w ef mdspdrbtdny wb gts tf kdh fc d

sfc dkf my , wef `s pbrt fl ted dstbkn`sec dgt.  cdbg ed s b sgfk.

]ed ardbtdst ofy lfr Yutgbc wfunm kd tf kd X`r Mbv`m Yutgbc.

Ed gf mfukt w`nn adt tebt t`tnd `l ed a`vds dgfuae cfgdy tf te`s

hebr`ty bgm tebt hbusd. Xf Yutgbc `s vdry m`v`mdm `g e`s btt`tumd

tfwbrm  Bc dr`hb.  Ed hb g t hfp d w`te   t bgm lb`ndm   tdrr`kny.  t wbsg t

ted l`rst t`cd. [dcdckdr te`s. Kdlfrd   Hebr`fts fl L`rd Yutgbcspdgt twf ydbrs `g Nfs Bgadnds bs ted edbm fl l`nccbj`ga lfr

8/13/2019 Interview With Lindsay Anderson

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/interview-with-lindsay-anderson 4/15

sfc d rdhfrm hfc pbg y. Ed lb`ndm. ]e dg ed bhhdptdm ted H fnuc -

k`b ofk, tbj`ga fg ted Bcdr`hbg l`nc `gmustry n`jd b hfcpndtd

`m`ft. Ed lb`ndm b ab`g . Ed s g ft n`jd Ybrjdr. Ybrjdr e bs gf t c bm d

ted sbcd c`stbjds. Ybrjdr `s b lunny bhhrdm`tdm Bcdr`hbg l`nc-

c bjd r gfw . Ed s gft b Kr`t`se l`ncc bjdr bg yc fr d.

R ? C bgy fl yfu r l ncs mdb n w`te trbm`t`fg bg m efw Kr`tfgs mdb n w`te

`t `g ted`r mb`ny n`vds. Mf yfu te`gj Dgan`se pdfpnd, `g pbrt`hunbr,

brd tfrg kdtwddg trbm`t`fg bgm cfvdcdgt bwby lrfc `t6

B?  @ ebv d bg bc k`vbndgt lddn`ga tfw brms trbm`t`fg. @ ebvd b pbrt`hu-

nbrny strfga susp`h`fg tfwbrms trbm`t`fg wedg `t nfsds @ts v`tbn`ty

bg m trute, wed g `t kd hf c ds s`cpny b pfn`t`h`bg s hn`heà. Q edgC brabrdt ]ebthe dr tbnjs bk fu t ted Lbnjnbgms, sby`ga wd rd b

  rdbt  Kr`tb`g bab`g, tebt bppdbn tf b trbm`t`fg fl ardbtgdss `s

bks urm ” bgm kbm . Kut `t s b hfcpn`hbtdm qudst`fg bt ted c f-

cdgt wedg b mdh`s`fg ebs tf kd cbmd bs tf wedtedr wd wdrd

af`ga tf mdldgm ted Lbnjnbgms. @ mf g t gdhdssbr`ny te`gj ted

wrfga mdh`s`fg wbs cb md , sf 2 m fg t of`g `g ted hry fl Q brc fg -

adr ]ebthedr. Fg ted ftedr ebgm, wd sefunm ebvd gdvdr afttdg

tf tebt stbad . @l `t w drd g t lfr fur `gdp t`tumd, `t wf unm gdv dr eb vdeb pp dg dm . ] ebt s webt wbs rdbnny wrfga. ]edg s ed usdm ted

we fnd trba`h bht`fg bs b rfybn pnuc tf lddm pd fp nd s pbtr`ft`h

ldrvfr, we`he @ l`gm m`saus t`ga. Pfu hfunm sby ted kf ys `g @l wdrd

trbm`t`fgbn`sts, we`he sfu gm dm pbrbmfx `hbn kdhbu sd bnn ted bp pb -

rbtu s fl trbm`t`fg bpp db rs tf kd fg ted s`md fl butefr`ty, ku t te bt s

gft gdhdssbr`ny trud. ]edy brd pbrt fl ted trbm`t`fg fl `gmdpdg-

md g hd , ted r`aets fl ted `gm `v`mubn, ted r`aet tf qud st`fg butefr`ty

bgm tf kdebvd lrddny. Qedg trbm`t`fgs ebvd kdhfcd lfss`n`zdm,bgm `gstbghds fl rdbht`fg bs wdnn, tedg tedy ebvd tf kd rdkdnndm

bab`gst. ]ebt bht `g `tsdnl `s b trbm`t`fg.

R ? @g / /, webt m`m yfu ebvd `g c`gm wedg ted edbm c bstdr wdgt up

`g b pull fl scfjd6

B? @t c by ebv d kd dg b c`stbjd. 2  te`gj `t cby k d b c`stbj d. @ nn tdnn

yfu twf te`gas bk fu t teb t. \dry fltdg we`nd yfu rd hrdbt`ga yf u

ebv d tf c bjd b qu`hj mdh`s`fg. F gd te`ga @ ebm `g c`gm w bs @

8/13/2019 Interview With Lindsay Anderson

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/interview-with-lindsay-anderson 5/15

vdry m`ll`hunt lfr cd tf `cba`gd tebt C `hj `s af`ga tf w`g .

R ? Mbv`m Xedrw`g (ted l`nc s shr`ptwr`tdr) sb`m tebt ky ted l`nc sdgm`ga C`hj ebs kdhfcd b cfgstdr bs kbm bs ted systdc edl`aets bab`gst.

B ? ]ebt s `m`ft`h. @ mfg t jgfw wey ed sb`m tebt. @ te`gj tebt shfcpndtdny ugtrud. C`hj `sg t bs k`a b cfgstdr bs ted systdc.]ebt s s`nny. Ed s bhtubnny gft b cfgstdr bt bnn.  Ed s tdrr`l`dm, flhfursd, bntefuae t s up tf yfu tf mdtdrc`gd webt yfu  sdd fg  ted

shrddg. @ te`gj bt ted dgm fl // C `hj `s bksfnutdny mdspdrbtd. @t soust e`c bgm te`s scbnn kbgm fl lfnnfwdrs. ]ebt s b nn ed s aft.

R? Qebt wbs g  yfur  c`gm wedg  C`hj   s adtt`ga  e`s kdbt`ga6 Pfu hut

tf ted kfys n`stdg`ga, kut yfu  dgm  up w `te Ydbguts nffj`ga   g  ted

c`hrfshfpd bt webt bppdbrs tf kd hdnn m`v `s`fg .

8/13/2019 Interview With Lindsay Anderson

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/interview-with-lindsay-anderson 6/15

8/13/2019 Interview With Lindsay Anderson

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/interview-with-lindsay-anderson 7/15

FEvdr sfc dw edrd. @t's vdry strbgad . Kut yfu sef unm sdd  ]ed

Lbnldg @mfn” `t s  b vdry affm l`nc.

R ? F gd hr`t`h fghd sb`m bk fu t  Kr`tbgg`b Efsp`tbn,  `g rdldrdghd tf `ts

tfgd, tebt yfu e bm rdsfrtdm tf rbgt`g a `gstdbm fl w`t. Q eb t's yf ur

rdbht`fg6

B? [ukk`se P fu jgf w tedy rdbnny br d bnn `m`fts @ te`gj ted c fv`d `s

v`fndgt, dxtrdcdny v`fndgt. Qd n`vd `g b vdry v`fndgt wfrnm.

Bgftedr hr`t`h bt ted t`cd sb`m ted cfv`d wbs efpdndss. Qdnn

tebt's webt `t's n`jdny tf kd bt b t`cd fl m`sbstdr. @ hbg't ednp ted

kfura df`s hr`t`h w ef nfgas tf kd ndlt bnfg d, w ef g dd ms bs su rbg hd .

]edy wb gt tf kd rdbss urdm . ]e d gd brd r yfu adt tf ted tdrr`ly`gatrute, ted c frd tedy wbg t gft oust tf dv bm d `t, kut tf m`shrdm`t y fu

bs wdnn. X f, yf u af fll tf sdd  B L`se Hbnndm Qbgmb.

R ? Efw m`m yfu hfc d tf m`rdht  Qebnds fl Buaust6   @t sd dc s tf kd

vdry m`lldrdgt tebg bgyte`ga dnsd yfu'vd dvdr m`rdhtdm.

B ? Qdnn `t `s, kut bgy kf my w ef w bs g't he`hjdg wf unm bhhd pt ted

fpp frtug `ty tf m`rdht N`nn`bg A`se bg m Kd ttd M bv`s. @t `s te d ndbst

pfn`t`hbn fl cy cft`fg p`hturds. Kut fgd hbg ebvd m`lldrdgt

btt`tumds: fgd hbg c bjd m`lldrdgt hef `hds lfr m`lldrdgt rdb sf gs ,

bs b tedbtdr m`rdhtfr `s n`jdny tf cbjd m`lldrdgt hef`hds. @ cdbg

fg d c `aet sby wey mf yf u m`rdht b pnby ky He dj fv `gstdbm fl b

pnby w`te hfgtdcpfrbry sfh`bn `cpn`hbt`fgs n`jd   Cbrhe fg [us-

s`b, we`he @ ebvd m`rdhtdm 6 ]e d p f`g t `s te`s `sg't b hfgln`ht. @'vd

c bm d l`ncs tebt ebvd strfga sfh`bn `cpn`hbt`fgs, kut try`ga tf k d

fkodht`vd bk fu t cy wfrj, w e`he `s bnw bys m`ll`hunt, @ te`gj c y

wfrj e bs bnwbys sefwg bg dxtrdc dny strfga eucb g`st`h btt `tumd.

]ebt's ted j`gm fl l`nc tebt   Qeb`ds fl Buaust  `s. X f te`gj teb t l

bgyfgd nffjdm bt cy wfrj terfuae ted ydbrs tedy wfunm sdd

dndcdgts fl nyr`h`sc `g tefsd wfrjs bgm `g   Qebnds fl Buaust.  2

kdn`dvd  Qebnds fl Buaust  ebs b cfrd rdhfag`zbknd pfdt`h stynd

tebg Fg  Afnmdg  Yfgm @t s cf rd nyr`hbn. Bntefuae te bt, fl hfu rsd,

wb s b c uhe cfrd pfpunbr `nc kd hb us d `t's cu he c frd shecbntzy.

R ? E fw m`m yfu l`gm wfrj`ga w`te Kdttd Mbv`s6

8/13/2019 Interview With Lindsay Anderson

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/interview-with-lindsay-anderson 8/15

Ky ted wby, @ 'vd spdgt ted nbst ydbr `g ]frfgtf cbj`ga b c`g`-

sdr`ds lfr Efcd Kfx Fll`hd. @t's hbnndm AnfrW Anfr^: @ tffj tebt

fg kdhbusd, bch`z`gany, ted shr`pt turgdm fut tf kd qu`td affm.

2 wbs vdry bstfg`sedm ky `t bhtubnny. ]ebt mf ds e bv d sfc drdndvbghd tf sfc d fl ted te`gas  ebvd m fg d. Kut @ 'm sby tebt @ 'vd

tbjdg bmvbgtbad fl fppfrtug`t`ds tf cbjd l`ncs futs`md fl

Kr`tb`g, cb`gny kdhbusd ted pfss`k`n`t`ds fl l`nccbj`ga `g Kr`tb`g

lfr sf c df gd fl cy tdc pd rb c dg t brd vdry m`ll`hunt, vdrv n`c`tdm.

] eb t's we bt @ sb`m dbrn`dr bkf ut ted prdsdgt hfglfrc`sc `g

Kr`tb`g. ]ed v`fndgt rdodht`fg fl cy nbst Kr`t`se l`nc,  Kr`tbgg`b

Efsp`tbn,  `s dv`mdghd fl te`s.

R ? Q ey m f yfu te`gj te`s wbs6

B ? Q d'r d bhh us tfc dm , tf pu t `t prdtdgt`fusny, tf b l`nc hunturd `g

we`he bksurm ny arf tdsq ud ef rrfr `s b pbrt fl b trbm`t`fg. Cy l`nc

w bs sf sbt`r`hbn tebt `t m dc bg m dm b sdgsd fl euc fr. Fl hfu rsd,

ted trfuk nd `s tebt pd fp nd e bv d kd au g tf te`gj `g hn`heàs. @l tedy

te`gj ted y'r d af `ga tf sdd b sbt`r`hbn sfh`bn l`nc, ted g ted y'rd gf t

prdpbrdm lfr ted j`gm fl dxtdgmdm sbt`rd prdsdgt `g   Kr`tbgg`b

Efsp`tbn. ]ebt `g `tsdnl `s bhtubnny rdndvb gt. @t's sbt`r`hbn bk fu t tedhrbz`gdss fl ted prfardss fl sh`dghd. @g ted dgm fl ted l`nc, yfu

ebvd te`s hrd`zy mfhtfr wef `s cbj`ga bksfnutd sdgsd, kut fl

hfursd `t 's afgd kdyfgm e`s sdgsd `gtf lurtedr cbmgdss. Ky ted

dgm fl ted l`nc, yfu ebvd b l`nc tebt's pdss`c`st`h bkfut ted

pfss`k`n`ty lfr eucbg surv`vbn kdhbusd wd ebvd sh`dghd lfr

sh`dghd's sbjd bg m fut fl ted rdbnc fl b euc bg p urp fsd . X f ted

dgm `ga, fl hfursd, `s dxtrdcdny mbrj.

R ? M f yf u te`gj fl yfursdnl bs b c bg fl ted tedbtdr fr b c bg fl ted

h`gdcb6

B ? ]e d bgs w dr `s kf te rdbnny. @ 'vd kdd g dxtrdcdny nuhjy tf ebv d

kd dg bknd tf bntd rgb td. Bltdr @'vd c bm d b l`nc, @ eb vd g't ldnt bg

fvdrpfwdr`ga gddm tf cbjd bgftedr fgd. @g tebt wby, @ 'c b nft

n`jd Of e g L frm, w ef bt fg d t`cd sb`m? @ 'c gft b hbrddr c bg .

Ed ebm b lbgtbst`h hbrddr, dxhdpt tfw brms ted dgm fl hfursd, kut`g te`s sdgsd ed wbs vdry lfrtugbtd. E d gdvdr e bm tf s`t mf w g tf

8/13/2019 Interview With Lindsay Anderson

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/interview-with-lindsay-anderson 9/15

b l`nccbjdr. @ cd bg n 'c b l`ncc bjdr `g ted sdgsd tebt @ ebvd mfg d

sfcd l`ncs, kut @ 'c bcbzdm tebt @ 'vd cbgbadm tf mf dvdg tebt.

Bnsf,  @ gdvdr ebvd hfcprfc`sdm. @ te`gj te`s `s wey, bt t`cds,

pdfp nd eds`tbtd tf sdgm c d shr`pts. Lfr fg d rdbsf g fr b gf tedr,

@'vd turgdm m fw g b nft fl tedc . @ mf g't te`gj @ 'vd cb md bgyte `ga

tebt rdprdsdgts b hfc prfc `sd, sf @ ebv dg't c bm d vdry c bg y

l`ncs. Kut bt ndbst ted fgd s @ 'vd c bm d, @ hbg stbgm ky tedc . @ te`gj

`t's `ghrdm`knd tf cbjd b c`g`-sdr`ds lfr EKF, `ghrdm`kny nuhjy

rdbnny, kdhbu sd @ m`m g't dv dg wfrj fg adtt`ga `t.

R ? Efw m`m  Aery Anfry ebppdg6

B? @ te`gj `t ebp pdg dm kdhb usd ted prfm uhdr, we fsd gb c d `s

Kfgg`d Mffr, ebm te`s `mdb fl b l`nc fr c`g`-sdr`ds bkfut

dvbgadn`sts fg tdndv`s`fg. Xed e bm te`s gf t`fg nfga kdlfrd ted k`a

shbgmbns `g rdhdgt ydbrs, we`he brd `gmd dm c frd lbrh`hbn teb g ted

l`nc wd c bm d. ]ed pdf pnd `g Aer^: AnfrSW bnn kd eb vd `g b rbtedr

gdlbr`fus wby lrfc t`cd tf t`cd, kut tedrd `s b hdrtb`g hebrc

bkfu t tedc. ]edy brd cuhe c frd hebrc`ga tebg tefsd pdfpnd

yfu sdd fg Bcdr`hbg tdndv`s`fg.

Qedg @ hbcd `gtf ted prfodht `t wbs nbtd, bgm EKF wbs vdry

shbrdm . Bntefuae tedy pu t cf gd y `gtf `t, tedy m `m g't rdbnny jgf w

wedtedr tedy wbgtdm tf af terfuae w`te `t fr gft. ]edy tfnm

Kfgg`d Mffr tebt sed cust adt b m`rdhtfr wef `s gft oust bgy

m`rdhtfr: ed cust kd spdh`bn. ]edy tr`dm G`hj [fda bgm ftedrs.

L`gbnny te d shr`pt brr`vdm ed rd , bg m @ n`jdm `t. 2 sb`m yd s, `t's

mdn`aetlun, bgm  @

 wdgt tf Nfs Bgadnds. Qd c dt ted EK F pdfp ndted rd. @ eb mg 't rdbnny rdbn`zdm te bt te`s w bs hruh`bn, tebt md pd gm -

`ga fg we bt @ sb`m bk fu t ted shr`pt wf unm m dtdrc `gd l E KF m`m

`t fr gf t. @ m`m qu`td b affm sbnds p`the, bg m tedy wdg t bed bm . ]e d

shr`pt eb m k ddg wr`ttdg kdlfrd ted wr`tdrs str`jd, we `he wb s tedg

`g prfardss, sf  hfunmg't s`t mfwg bgm rd-wr`td `t. Xefft`ga ebm

tf kd stbrtdm bgm hfc pndtdm w`te`g twf c fg tes. @ tefua et te`s

w bs a rd b t Lfr fghd @'c gft af`ga tf af terfua e te`s Ednn @'nn tbjd

te`s shr`pt bs  t `s. Qd m`m ebvd tf cbj d sfc d c`gfr hebgads, bg mw d m`m eb vd tf hu t, kut dssdgt`bnny `t w bs te d l`rst t`c d @ kbs`hbnny

8/13/2019 Interview With Lindsay Anderson

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/interview-with-lindsay-anderson 10/15

tedc, tedy'rd cuhe cfrd dxtrdcd, bgm cfrd fkgfx`fus, tebg

bgyte `ga `g fur c fv `d. Kut @ te`gj `t c bjd s ted l`nc rbte dr g`hd

rdbnny: `t's m`lldrdgt: `t's gft b sbt`rd fl ]bc c y bg m O`c fr b gy f g d

dnsd. Q ef 's tebt ftedr efrr`knd fgd6 O`cc y Xw baabrt. ]edrd `sgf kf my `g `t bs bwlun bs Xw baabrt, g ft dvdg ted fnm heb p `g ted

kda`gg`ga. Frbn [fkdrts `s ted fgd wef `gsp`rdm ted sdr`ds

kdhbusd Kfgg`d ebm mfgd rdsdbrhe fg Frbn [fkdrts sdvdrbn

ydbrs baf. ]ebt abvd edr ted `mdb, bgm sed aft Xtbg Mbg`dns tf

wr`td `t. Xtbg Mbg`dns `s b vdry `gtdrdst`ga hebp bgm b vdry affm

wr`tdr. Ed wf rjdm fg ted Cbry ]yndr C ffrd sefw bg m ]bx`.

@ te`gj `t's b sup dr`f r shr`pt. @t m`m wdnn. @t w bs vdry wdnn rdhd`v dm .

R ? Hfunm yfu dnbkfrbtd fg wey yfu hbnndm Eu c perdy Odgg `gas ted

fgny Kr`t`se pf dt 6

B ? Pfu ebv d tf sdd e`s p`hturds. E d's vdry `c pfrtbg t bhtubnny.

Odgg`gas wbs b vdry `gtdrdst`ga l`nccbjdr wef m`mg't cbjd b

vdry nbrad gu c kd r fl l`ncs. Ed stbrtdm bs b pb`gtdr bgm ebm b v dry

strfga lddn`ga lfr trbm`t`fg. Ed hbcd tf cbtur`ty mur`ga ted wbr,

ted `mdbn t`cd lfr e`c tf kd bknd tf cbjd e`s l`ncs, we`he wdrd

vdry pbtr`ft`h w`tefut bgy mru c kdb t `g ted kbhjarfu gm. Q frj`ga

`g ted cdm`uc fl mf huc dgtbry h`gdcb, ed wbsg't bt bnn hfcc dr-

h`bn. Ed m`m g't eb vd bg y hfc cdrh`bn prdssurds fg e`c: tedrdlfrd,

ed wbs lrddny bknd tf dxprdss e`s strfga, pdrsfgbn, pbtr`ft`h

lddn`gas bkfut e`s hfugtry. @t's `gtdrdst`ga ed m`mg't surv`vd ted

wbr. Ed tr`dm tf af fg, kut ed m`mg't cbjd `t. Xfcdefw tebt

pbrt`hunbr t`cd `gsp`rdm e`c, bg m tedg vdry sbmny ed m`dm yfu ga.

2 audss tebt fgd hfunm sby w ebt mfd s fgd c dbg ky ted wfrm

  pfdt`h 6 Qd mfg't wbgt tf adt `gtf b nfga m`shuss`fg bkfut

nyr`h`sc bg m bnn tebt.  wfunm sby Eu c prdy Odg g`g as `s b pfdt `g

b wby tebt yfu hfunm sby Mbv`m Ndbg `s gft b pfdt, `g cy v`dw.

@ te`gj e d e bs b vdry, vdry pdrsf gbn stynd `g ted ebgmn`ga fl ted

l`nc, b pfdt`h usd fl ted cdm`uc. Pfu sefunm sdd   N`stdg tf

Kr`tb`g L`rds Qdrd Xtbrtdm bg m M`bry fl ]`cftey.  ]eb t's bnn yfu

gdd m tf sdd. ]ed ardbt hfglus`fg, fl hfursd, `s kdtwddg mfhu -

cdgtbry h`gdcb bgm ofurgbn`sc. Mfhucdgtbry terfuae tdndv`-

8/13/2019 Interview With Lindsay Anderson

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/interview-with-lindsay-anderson 11/15

mfds Bgmdrsfg hfgs`mdr e`csdnl b pfdt6

R ? Qdnn, m f yfu rdabrm yfursdnl bs b pf dt6

B? @ wfunm rbtedr kd rdabrmdm ky ftedrs bs b pf dt. Q edg  mf sby

pf dt `g tebt sdgsd, @ c db g s fc dte`g a pbrt`hunbrny pdrsf gbn, b

nyr`hbn lddn`ga `g h`gdcb, hfgs`stdghy `g pdrsfgbn`ty w`te bg

`gtdarbt`fg fl stynd bgm hfg tdgt. Pfu adt tebt w`te Of e g Lf rm, fl

hfursd: ted wby ed usds ted hbc drb m`spnbys bg dbs`ny rdhfag`z-

bknd stynd.

R ? Efw mf yfu lddn ]ebthedr`sc e bs blldhtdm te d l`ncs fl hf gtd c -

pfrbry Kr`t`se l`nccbjdrs n`jd Xt dp ed g Lrdbrs bg m Mdrdj O br c bg 6

B ? Qd uglfrtugbtdny sddc tf eb vd lbnndg hfc pndtdny lfr w eb t wd

hbnn ted butdur`st pe `nfsfpe y fl l`ncc bj`ga, tebt kd `ga ted

bksurm gft`fg tebt ted m`rdhtfr `s rdspfgs`knd lfr ted dgt`rd

p`hturd. ]e`s ndbms tf drrfrs, pbrt`hunbrny `g ted hbs d fl s fc df g d

n`jd Xtdpe dg Lrdbrs. Q ebt yf u'r d te`gj`ga bk fu t b rd b hfu pnd fl

l`ncs wr`ttdg ky Ebg`l Jurd`se`. Qebtdvdr yfu te`gj fl Ebg`l

Jurd`se`”@ mfg 'tn`jd Ebg`l Jurd`se` cysdnl” tebt'sEbg`l Jurd`se`

gft Lrdbrs. ]ed twf l`ncs wr`ttdg ky E bg`l J urd`se` teb t X td pe dg ,kd`ga bg `gtdnn`adgt ldnnfw, tffj fg mfg't `cpny bgy tefuaet tf

bgt`-]ebthedr`td pfn`hy fg ted pbrt fl Xtdpedg Lrdbrs. Kdlfrd

tebt, Xtd pe dg m`rdhtdm ftedr te`gas fg tdndv`s`fg ky Bnbg K dgg dtt,

wef `s gft `g bgy wby b rbm`hbn: ed bnsf m`rdhtdm  Aucsefd  `g

2 0 1 2 , bg Bnkdrt L`ggdy l`nc. ]ebt wbs ted l`rst te`ga ed m`rdhtdm

kdlfrd ed lfugm e`s lddt, sf tf spdbj. ]edrd's bgftedr l`nc ed

c b m d . ]ed E`t bgm ed's oust m`rdhtdm M bga drfu s N`b`sfgs Qebt

mf tedsd l`ncs tdnn yfu bkfut ted pdrsfgbn`ty fl ted m`rdhtfr6

@ te`gj yfu'nn l`gm tebt Xtd pe dg hef sd C`: Kdbut`lun Nbugmdrdttd

kdhbusd `t's b n`vdny j`gm fl shr`pt, `gtdnn`adgtny wr`ttdg. @t wbs

sfc dte`ga hf gtd c pf rbg df us . @t eb m b v`shdrbn j`hj tf `t. @t's gft

pbrt`hunbrny bgt`-]ebthedr`td `s `t6  gdvdr tefuaet `t sf bgm, fl

hfurs d, Yr`hj Tp P fur Db rs e bs vdry n`ttnd sfh`bn hfg tdgt bs wdnn.

Xf @'c rdbnny hbut`fg`ga yfu gft tf kd tff ofurgbn`st`h `g yfur

te`gj`ga. B ofurgbn`st w`nn cbjd b trdgm fut fl twf p`hturds, bgmtedy mf gddm cfrd bgbnyz`ga tebg tebt.

8/13/2019 Interview With Lindsay Anderson

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/interview-with-lindsay-anderson 12/15

H`gdcb, b rdnbtdm arfup fl ted <F's, bgm ted l`ncs cbmd `g ted

l`rst ebnl fl ted <F's. Edrd yfu m`m ebvd b lb`rny hfgs`stdgt sfh`bn

pf`gt fl v`dw, hnbss pf`gt fl v`dw, bgm pbrtny kdhbusd fl tebt

rdbsfg wd wdrd shfrgdm bgm rdodhtdm ky Dgan`se c`mmnd-hnbss

hr`t`hs bg m `gtdnndhtubns w ef bnn strfgany rds`stdm rbm`hb n l`ncc bj-

, `ga. Pfu w`nn l`gm, fl hf ur sd , `sfnbtdm f r nfgdny dx bc pnds fl

, pd fp nd wfrj`ga `g tebt v`dwp f`gt.  hdrtb`gny m` mg 't lddn b pb rt fl

bg y `gtdnndhtubn arfu p. Bnsf @ cust hbut`fg yf u, bs eb pp dg s

wedg fgd adts fnmdr, yfu adt nbzy, yfu adt ndss `gtdrdstdm.

Tg lfrtugbtdny, @ m f g 't rdn`a`fusny af tf bnn tedsd c fv`ds, b gm @

mf g't af tf cfv `ds ted wby @ wfunm l  wdrd b hr`t`h.

R ? F gd hr`t`h hnb`cdm, bk fu t Xtd pe dg Lrdbrs, tebt yfu hbg trust e`c

tf tbjd b p`dhd fl wfrj bgm gft cuhj `t up.

B ? Qdnn teb t's b hebrc `ga te`ga tf sby. Ky hfgtrbst Xtd pe dg wbs

kd`g a vdry j`gm tf c d we`nd ed w bs mf `ga b l`vd-pbrt sdr`ds kb sdm

fg Bnbg Kdggdtt's kffjs lfr tdndv`s`fg. Ed fgny m`rdhtdm twf fl

tedc , bgm ed vdry j`gmny aft cd tf mf fgd .  sb`m tf e`c bgm tf

Bnbg K dg gd tt? Nffj te`s `s tr`hjy lfr cd . Bs b l`nc m `rdhtf r @'cusdm tf wfrj`ga fg ted shr`pts (bgm ted shr`pt tedy sefwdm cd

wbsg't lunny hfcpndtd). @'m n`jd tf wfrj fg te`s w`te Bnbg, `l ed's

prdp brdm tf, `g b wby fgd wfunm wfrj fg b cfv`d. Bnbg

Kd gg dtt sb`m, @'m nfvd tf, bg m w d bhtubnny wfrjdm f g  t tfadtedr

vdry ebpp`ny. Q d c bm d b fg d-e fu r tdndv`s`fg p`dhd hbnndm ]ed

Fnm Hrf w m. ]e`s p`dhd wb s dxtrdc dny hr`t`h`zdm. F gd hr`t`h dvdg

gftdm tebt  w bs ted l`rst m`rdhtfr w ef 's kddg bknd tf cbj d Bnbg

Kd ggdtt ug luggy. Gf w, `g b sdg sd, @ tbjd te`s bs b hfc pn`cdgtkdh bus d w ebt wd prf muh dm wbs gft oust b vdry affm trbgshr`p-

t`fg fl bg Bnbg Kdggdtt shr`pt, kut sfcdte`ga dnsd. @t wbs cfrd

n`jd b cfv`d.

@'c gft tbj`ga bgy te`ga lrfc Xtd pe dg bt bnn. Ed's kddg vdry, vdry

hndvdr, `gtdnn`adgt, bg m af fm `g e`s sdndht`fg fl cbtdr`bn: ed's put

`t fg ted s hrddg vdry, vdry wdnn. ]e d fgny te`ga  wf unm sby `s tebt

ed ebs gft ydt , bgm p dr eb ps ed wf g' t , mdvdnfp `gtf b m`rdhtfrw ef sd l`ncs kdnfga tf e`c rbted r tebg tf ted shr`ptwr`tdr. ] ed rd's

8/13/2019 Interview With Lindsay Anderson

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/interview-with-lindsay-anderson 13/15

Ed's kddg kndssdm bgm bnsf kddg vdry `gtdnn`adgt. Fgd fl

Xtdpedg's qubn`t`ds `s `gtdnn`adghd bgm heffs`ga tf mf affm

cbtdr`bn.

R ? Pfu'vd mfgd b nft fl wr`t`ga fg Ofeg Lfrm. Pdt ed 's hdrtb`gny gftb sfh`bn b`t`h `s ed6

B? Gf, gf, gf, ed wbsg't. Kut  wfunm sby tebt ted hfgln`ht `g Lfrmkdtwddg trbm`t`fgbn`sc bgm `gm`v`mubn ty wbs dxtrdcdny strfga.]ed sdgsd fl ted `gmdpdgmdghd fl ted `gm`v`mubn cbjds e`c bg`gm`v`mubn st bgm bnsf b trbm`t`fgbn`st. Pfu sdd Lfrm wbs b ardbtbrt`st, kut bg brt`st w`te wefc tedrd `s b ardbt mbgadr tf

`gtdnndhtubn`zd bkfut tff cuhe. [dbm sfcd fl ted hfccdgtbryky sfcd fl ted nbttdr mby, webt yfu wfunm hbnn, butdur`sts. ]edrds b kffj ky ]ba Abnnbaedr w`te b nft fl affm rdsdbrhe `g `t, kut

`t's bksfnutdny `m`ft`h. @tsefw sted gddm fl ted `gtdnndhtubn hr`t`htf try tf hfgstruht sfcd `gtdnndhtubn hfghdpt`fg tebt w nn bhtubnnyoust`ly ted`r dx`stdghd, sf tedy s`t mfwg bgm wr`td b pbpdr bkfut`t bgm bkfut ted pdss`c`sc fl Lfrm. Cy  brn`ga H ndcdgt`gd  sgft b pdss`c`st`h l`nc, gfr `s  Xed Qfrd b Pdnnfw [`kkfg ]edy

wfunm try tf cbjd fut, n`jd Ydtdr Kfamfgbv`he, tebt tedrd `s bprfardss`fg tf pdss`c`sc.

Qebt ebppdgdm tf Lfrm wbs tebt ed aft fnm bgm, fl hfursd, fnmbad kr`gas m`lldrdgt `gs`aets. Ed aft fnm `g b wfrnm `g we`he edldnt `ghrdbs`gany bn`dgbtdm, kut ed w bs gft b pdrsfg wef wfunmdvdr m`shuss tebt g bg `gtdrv`dw. ]ed fgny t`cd ed wfunm kd bkndtf tbnj bkfut sfcdte`ga n`jd tebt w`te sfc dfgd wbs l ed jgdw

tedc wdnn dgfuae tf adt mrugj w`te tedc. Fl hfursd, e d's gft tfkdtrby  e`csdnl bgm ed wbs bksfnutdny r`aet. Qd'rd bnn `gtdr-v`dwdm bksfnutdny tff cuhe, bgm `t's b vdry mbgadrfus c`stbjdtf kd efgdst. Cfst `gtdrv`dws l`nccbjdrs a`vd brd af`ga tf kdusdm fgd wby fr bgftedr lfr ted l`ncs tedy ebvd cbmd, Pfu ebvdtf kd bw brd tebt yfur cbj`ga pukn`h`ty bt ted sbcd t`cd. X f b nftfl tedsd `gtdrv`dws yfu hbg't tbjd tff sdr`fusny.

 edrd brh fgny twf kffjs yfu sefunm rdbm bkfut Lfrm. C`gd, gm   O. . : `þrm's sfg's kffj hbnndm  YbppWl we`he `sg't bg

8/13/2019 Interview With Lindsay Anderson

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/interview-with-lindsay-anderson 14/15

tedcsdnvds. @ mf g t te`gj tedy dgn`aetdg pdf pnd.

R ? Mf yfu te`gj wd sefu nm stumy ted e`stfry fl h`gdc b6

B ? ]e d e`stfry fl h`gd c b” tebt s b m`lldrdgt cbttdr. Pfu sdd yfusn`ppdm `g tebt wf rm t ed rd. @ te`gj ted e `stfry fl h`gdc b `s

dssdgt`bn tf stumy, kut b e`stfry fl h`gdcb gft gdbrny mdbn`ga sf

cuhe w`te bdstedt`h m`lldrdghds. @t sefunm k d cu he c frd `g-

vfnvdm w`te ted sfh`bn `cpn`hbt`fgs bgm ted dhfgfc`h prfkndcs

fl h`gdc b. ] ed rd s b ardbt mdbn tf m`shuss kdlfrd f gd adts fg tf

Mdhf gstruht`fg. Bdstedt`hs m fg t ebvd bgyte`g a tf m f w`te te d

dxp dr`dghd fl brt. ]edy brd bg dg m `g tedcsdnvds. ] f wr`td bk fu t

stynd `s b trdc dgmf us ny m`ll`hunt te`ga tf mf , ku t `t s b vdryvbnubknd te`ga tf mf `l bgykfmy m`m `t r`aet.

]e`s `s bgf tedr rdbsfg wey yfu fua et tf rdbm c y kffj bkfu t

Of e g Lfrm. @t ebs cuh e c frd tf mf w`te ted dxpdr`dg hd fl sdd`ga

Of e g Lf rm s l`ncs tebg tedsd tedfrdt`hbn kf fjs. @ c dbg tebt

`m`ft`h te`ga ky Y dtdr Q fnndg, X`ags bgm dbg`gas  fr sfc d suhe

te`ga. @ mf g t jgf w e fw b gy kf my hbg rdbnny adt terfuae tebt

stu

Pfu st`nn l`gm bhbmdc`h stum`ds tebt sddc tf kd tftbnny`gldhtdm ky butd ur`s c . @ rdc dc kd r af`ga tf b sdc `gbr `g @tbny

bkfut Ofeg Lfrm bgm n`stdg`ga tf bnn tebt bhbmdc`h gfgsdgsd.

F gd hfgtr`kut`fg @ c bm d w bs tf sby yfu vd aft tf u gmdrstbgm

tebt sf c d fl Lf rm s l`ncs wdrd wr`ttdg ky Mumndy G`hefns, sfc d

wdrd wr`ttdg ky Lrbgj Gua dgt, bgm sf c d ed tffj fg kdhbu sd ed

eb m gf te`ga dnsd tf m f . Pfu ebv d tf cbjd tedsd m`lldrdgt`bt`fgs.

]edsd b rd suppf sdm tf kd bhbm dc `hs bltdr  bnn.  Pdt gfg d fl tedc

wdrd hbpbk nd dvdg fl cdg t`fg`ga b wr`tdr. Xf c fst fl we bt tedywdrd tbnj`ga wbs rukk`se, bhtubnny. ]edy wdrd hfgstruht`ga bg

`cbad fl te`s Of eg Lfrm tedy lfugm bpp rfp r`btd. ]ebt s wey

Lfrm, mur`ga f gd `gtdrv`dw, tfnm Ydtdr Kfamfg bv`he tf seut up.

R ? Xf efw mf yfu cbjd bg bum`dghd te`gj6

B ? Gfw ted rd s b lbtbn bssu c pt`f g. Pfu hbg t c bjd tedc bnn te`gj,

tef ua e @ eb vd tr`dm tf . 2 try gf t tf sbt`sly bg bu m `dg hd s

dxpd htbt `fg s. C bykd te bt s ted mdldht fl b nft fl l`ncc bj`ga? tebt`t s hbrdlun tf rdc b`g `g ted bu m`d gh d s dx pdhtbt`fgs w`te te d

8/13/2019 Interview With Lindsay Anderson

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/interview-with-lindsay-anderson 15/15