Jeremy Thomas

“And I suppose I better pick out a film to start with, A Touch of Zen. It's really martial art movie making of a superior and poetic way. I think this is the first film I'm going to see when I get a chance to look at the DVD, because it'll thrill me.”

“Il Gattopardo. The Leopard. This is magnifico. This is really a masterpiece.”

“Beau travail. Claire Denis. Goddess. She got masculinity better than any man. Thank you, Claire.”

“The Last Wave, by the master Peter Weir. Peter Weir is a good friend of mine, and we share a beach in Australia where I go. And it's got David Gulpilil, who was in my first film I produced, Mad Dog. I'm looking forward to seeing this again. I remember all the water pouring out of the radio is a magnificent shot.”

“The Rules of the Game. La Règle du jeu. I'm choosing this film because I haven't seen it maybe for 50 years, 60 years, and it was one of Bertolucci's very favorite films. He loved this film. He was talking about it all the time. Anyway, I'm happy to have this. I'm very happy to have a very beautiful film by Jean Renoir.”

“One last. I've just seen it. There you go. The beginning of it all. What can I tell you? It'll be wonderful. Fellini, Federico, my hat's off.”

“The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. In fact, I like that, but I've got three films here, and The Phantom of Liberty and That Obscure Object of Desire. Now, Serge Silberman, who was my inspiration as a producer when I was growing up as a young producer, I was looking at this man, and then I met him, and he gave me advice, you know, and he said to me, "Jeremy, you can only do well by using your own taste in choosing your projects. Never let anybody else choose your projects for you." And that was a very, very good piece of advice from this wonderful man.”

“I couldn't have a bag full without a bag of Wim. Kings of the Road. It's got the best poo in any film, all I can tell you. It's got an incredible, recommended poo. It's the most poetic poo in cinema.”