Warren Ellis
English comics and fiction writer
Sir John Boorman is a renowned British film director, producer, and screenwriter who has directed over 20 films, including acclaimed works like Point Blank, Deliverance, and Excalibur. He has received numerous accolades, including five Academy Award nominations and a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 for his contributions to the film industry.
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About the John Boorman
Sir John Boorman is a British film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing feature films such as Point Blankand Queen and Country (2014).
Boorman has directed 20 films and received five Academy Award nominations, twice for Best Director (for Deliverance, and Hope and Glory), two British Academy Film Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations. He is also credited with creating the first Academy Award screeners to promote The Emerald Forest. In 2004, Boorman received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In the 2022 New Year Honours, he received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for services to film.
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Sir John Boorman is best known for directing feature films such as Point Blank, Hell in the Pacific, Deliverance, Zardoz, Excalibur, and The Emerald Forest.
John Boorman was born on January 18, 1933.
John Boorman has received five Academy Award nominations, twice for Best Director for the films Deliverance and Hope and Glory.
In addition to his Academy Award nominations, John Boorman has received two British Academy Film Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations. In 2004, he was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
John Boorman is credited with creating the first Academy Award screeners to promote his film The Emerald Forest.
In the 2022 New Year Honours, John Boorman received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his services to film.
8 Quotes by John Boorman
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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.
John BoormanBritish film director, producer and screenwriter
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All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as a story that has survived.
John BoormanBritish film director, producer and screenwriter
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When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less than good acting.
John BoormanBritish film director, producer and screenwriter
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I only storyboard scenes that require special effects, where it is necessary to communicate through pictures.
John BoormanBritish film director, producer and screenwriter
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You can’t get an actor to do something that is beyond his range, so you have to be aware of the range of the actor and, if necessary, alter the part to suit the actor.
John BoormanBritish film director, producer and screenwriter
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I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite of number of Kurosawa’s crew.
John BoormanBritish film director, producer and screenwriter
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I look at the story, I look at the idea and just try to think of it in terms of that whole body of myth and see where the characters fit in and what they ought to be doing-all those archetypes are there to play with.
John BoormanBritish film director, producer and screenwriter
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It’s so easy to manipulate an audience, but it’s nearly always clear that you are being manipulated. I think even people that are not critically attuned are aware of cynical manipulation in film.
John BoormanBritish film director, producer and screenwriter