To Me, Football Is Very Personal. Even

My Dad Hated His Job. He Sold Overcoats, But He Wanted To Make Movies. He Had A Failed Career Working With The Ritz Brothers - They Were Like The Marx Brothers, Only A Tier Below. I Always Had A Picture In My Mind Of Him In A Straw Hat.

The Autumn Wind Is A Pirate. Blustering In From Sea With A Rollicking Song He Sweeps Along Swaggering Boisterously. His Face Is Weather Beaten, He Wears A Hooded Sash With A Silver Hat About His Head... The Autumn Wind Is A Raider, Pillaging Just For Fun.

Football Is A Sport Of Emotions, And We Have To Capture That In Our Films.

Look At A Football Field. It Looks Like A Big Movie Screen. This Is Theatre. Football Combines The Strategy Of Chess. It's Part Ballet. It's Part Battleground, Part Playground. We Clarify, Amplify And Glorify The Game With Our Footage, The Narration And That Music, And In The End Create An Inspirational Piece Of Footage.

I've Been Very Lucky In The Freedom That I've Been Given. Every Artist Needs Two Types Of Freedom: You Need The Freedom To - The Freedom To Come Up With An Idea Or Treatment - And Then You Need The Other Half Of The Freedom, And That's Freedom From - Somebody Saying, 'this Is Great. This Is How I Want You To Do It'.