"Einstein said, when I ask a question and I get a simple answer, I'm talking to God. Within my own life, I've found that when people use complexity, they are actually trying to obscure reality to keep their position of power"

During the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival I had the unique opportunity to sit down by the pool at the Four Seasons Hotel for a relaxed interview with one of my favourite film personalities, acclaimed Irish director Jim Sheridan.
His films have achieved popular and critical acclaim throughout the world, gathering 13 Academy Award nominations and winning 2 Academy Awards as well as numerous prestigious international awards. In an age where we are inundated with films that rely on special effects, sex, violence and predictable formulaic story lines, it's a special treat to see a Jim Sheridan film because you know you will see some fascinating characterizations, resulting in some of the big screens most memorable performances (Daniel Day Lewis, Brenda Frisker, Richard Harris). Perhaps that is why they call him " the actor's director".
As we sat down to talk about latest film "In America", a semi-autobiographical story of his own life, I could not help but be charmed by his wonderfully down to earth, self-deprecating candour.

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