Interviews

Gaspar Noé: ‘The porn I grew up with was much closer to real life’

By Adam Woodward

The Buenos Aires-born, Paris-based provocateur sounds off on all things Love.

Rooney Mara: The Look of Silence

By Adam Woodward

The Carol star tells us how she has managed to pack so much into her short career.

Saoirse Ronan: ‘I felt a huge responsibility making this film’

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

The Brooklyn star on stepping back into 1950s New York and how Colm Tóibín’s source novel affected her.

Guillermo del Toro: ‘I like the Kubrick films that nobody likes’

By David Jenkins

The great Guillermo del Toro talks about his magnificent Gothic ghost story.

Carey Mulligan: ‘I don’t have the guts to endure what these women did’

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

The British actress describes the brutal realities of the Suffragette movement.

Andrew Haigh: ‘I try to make my characters as complex and messy as possible’

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

The director of Weekend and 45 Years talks to LWLies about how he creates authentic, lived-in characters.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Viggo Mortensen: ‘I love working with directors who resist explaining things’

By David Jenkins

The actor on football, festivals and films that ask lots of questions but don’t give away all the answers.

Adam Driver: The Limits of Control

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

LWLies talks to the actor whose star is currently in swift and unstoppable ascent.

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.

Gregg Araki: ‘Each movie I make is a snapshot of a certain time’

By David Jenkins

The mischievous indie auteur talks about the importance of shoegaze music to his new film, White Bird in a Blizzard.

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.

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.

Paul Thomas Anderson: Still Smokin’

By David Ehrlich

The prodigiously talented Inherent Vice director reveals what makes him tick.

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.

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