An independent cinema. What is an independent film? It is a film that has been made free from all censorship or interference by governments, backers, producers, script editors, or committees of any kind. It is a film made with the same genuine freedom as enjoyed by novelists, dramatists, poets, painters sculptors, song writers and other artists.[…] I have been extraordinarily lucky over the years. I have made 20 full length films all starting without a script and none of them has ever been interfered with by anybody at any time. Had that not been the case, I would not be standing here now.[…] Many times we have gone to potential backers and we have said, there is no script, no story, no casting, we can't tell you what it is about, just give us the money. And they may have said: great, here is the dosh, make the film or they have told us to get lost. So, to those backers who said yes, including those administrating lottery money, a big loving thank you. But to those boneheads, philistines and uninspired skinflints who said no, a big thank you to you too. For had you said yes, you would have interfered with the movie, insisted on inappropriate casting, changed the story, you would have screwed up the editing and generally made a pig's ear of the whole thing. So to you lot, thank you for keeping away and may you all rot in hell.
Pełną mowę Mike’a Leigh’a na rozdaniu nagród BAFTA’y można obejrzeć tu, a przeczytać tu. Ale nie sądzę, by p. Odorowicz fatygowała się zwracać uwagę na takie fanaberie. W końcu kino jest najważniejszą ze sztuk, więc musi pozostawać pod kontrolą. A ilu majków lejków się przy tej okazji marnuje, nieważne.
