In Conversation | Little White Lies

In Conversation

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Interviews

Greta Gerwig: ‘I’ve never felt successful at being someone who looks perfect’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The writer and star of Mistress America opens up about how she learned to love her flaws.
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Interviews

Mia Hansen-Løve: ‘Making films is a way for me to harvest my own memories’

by David Jenkins

The French writer/​director discusses how moviemaking can be an act of pure personal expression.
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Ryan Gosling: ‘When I was a kid we lived with Elvis for a year’

by Adam Woodward

The Lost River director reflects on his childhood and ponders the myth of the American Dream.
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Brad Bird: ‘The greatest special effect is caring about a character’

by David Ehrlich

The director on Tomorrowland, his favourite filmmakers and the current state of hand-drawn animation.
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Interviews

Adam Driver: The Limits of Control

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

LWLies talks to the actor whose star is currently in swift and unstoppable ascent.
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Xavier Dolan: ‘I’ve never experienced love as something calm and tender’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The mercurial Mommy writer/​director talks candidly about love, life and superheroes.
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Kim Longinotto: ‘I’m bewildered by the way we don’t talk about things’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The acclaimed British documentarian on Dreamcatcher and why we all need to start standing up to child abuse.
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Wes Anderson: ‘I don’t think Zubrovka people would speak like Jeff Goldblum’

by David Jenkins

The inimitable writer/​director throws open the doors to The Grand Budapest Hotel.
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Interviews

Paul Thomas Anderson: Still Smokin’

by David Ehrlich

The prodigiously talented Inherent Vice director reveals what makes him tick.
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Bennett Miller & Steve Carell: ‘The make-up became part of the character’

by Adam Woodward

The writer/​director and star of Foxcatcher chat comedy inspiration and facial prosthetics.