Gallery: 2010 David Lean Lecture: Peter Weir

Monday 06 December

On 6th December 2010, director Peter Weir delivered the annual David Lean Lecture at BAFTA headquarters.

The David Lean Lecture delivered by Peter Weir

"My thanks for the invitation to be here tonight. David Lean is, particularly for my generation, a towering figure." Pic: BAFTA / Ed Miller
The David Lean Lecture delivered by Peter Weir

"My father was a very good storyteller. One spectacular story ran for twelve months. He told me ten minutes a night." Pic: BAFTA / Ed Miller
The David Lean Lecture delivered by Peter Weir

"Scripts are always a pain. They're never right, they're never finished. You're always doing another draft." Pic: BAFTA / Ed Miller
The David Lean Lecture delivered by Peter Weir

On style: "If I let myself dominate too much, I wont see - I'll just see my own reflection." Pic: BAFTA / Ed Miller
The David Lean Lecture delivered by Peter Weir

On 3D: "I want the unreality. I don't want to make it too real." Pic: BAFTA / Ed Miller
The David Lean Lecture delivered by Peter Weir

"Most of the communication between the director and the actor is non-verbal." Pic: BAFTA / Ed Miller
The David Lean Lecture delivered by Peter Weir

"I don't think much about other filmmakers: only their films. All that counts in the end is the film."
Pic: BAFTA / Ed Miller
The David Lean Lecture delivered by Peter Weir

On working with Jim Carrey and Robin Williams: "With comics, they're very much looking to get out. Humour on screen is a young person's thing." Pic: BAFTA / Ed Miller
Peter Weir

BAFTA winning director of The Truman Show & Master And Commander Peter Weir. Pic: BAFTA / Ed Miller