Shame (2011) dir. Steve McQueen
On director Steve McQueen: “He seemed to have a great empathy and interest in human beings – in how we relate to one another and how we relate to ourselves, and how we negotiate getting through life, sometimes in ordinary situations and sometimes in extraordinary situations. I knew that I would learn from him. But we really started to bond through the making of Hunger, and that was just down to working with one another and trying to surprise each other and discover things together. When we got to Shame, it was like we picked up where we left off… You know, Lumet/Pacino, Coppola and John Cazale… You’re always looking for somebody with some kind of connection, where there’s a chemistry that works, and that person will take you to a place that you wouldn’t be able to find on your own.That was always something I was looking for.” - Michael Fassbender