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Sean Baker

I’m very influenced by Mike Leigh and the way that he always has these climactic confrontations, like in ‘Secrets and Lies’ and ‘High Hopes,’ in which the ensemble cast meets in one location.

– Sean Baker

Sally Hawkins

Different directors have different things, so when I left Mike Leigh, as it were, and I went into other projects after ‘All or Nothing,’ it took some getting used to – what do you mean there’s a script?!?’ That kind of thing.

– Sally Hawkins

Rebecca De Mornay

Vivien Leigh was a phenomenal actress, a very complicated woman, living on the edge of mental problems, haunted by demons and angels. And though I’ve never thought of myself like Marilyn Monroe, I was inspired by the tremendous risk she took – of being vulnerable.

– Rebecca De Mornay

Rachael Stirling

She was just Ma, and I didn’t grow up in some kind of acting dynasty: Orson Welles didn’t come round and give me a piggyback; Vivien Leigh never read me a bedtime story. It was just my mum and our housekeeper, whom I adored, and after that, it was boarding school.

– Rachael Stirling

Natalie Wood

We all wanted to copy Vivien Leigh.

– Natalie Wood

Mitch Leigh

When you think of Mitch Leigh as a businessman, remember he’s also a composer. And when you think of Mitch Leigh as a composer, remember he’s also a businessman.

– Mitch Leigh

Mitch Leigh

The old joke was Mitch Leigh, land baron, barren land.

– Mitch Leigh

Michael Korda

To have a childhood surrounded by people like Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh sounds glitzy, but for years I wanted to repress it. I couldn’t take that kind of power and success.

– Michael Korda

Lulu Wang

I drew influence from Mike Leigh, Ruben Ostlund, a lot of Scandinavian filmmakers, Lukas Moodysson. I also drew influence from horror films and thrillers, which is something I would never think to do earlier in my career.

– Lulu Wang

Lily Cole

Marilyn Monroe and Vivienne Leigh are real icons of mine. In terms of visual culture, they are both so iconic. There weren’t any paparazzi shots of them falling out of taxis, so they will always look so incredible.

– Lily Cole

Lesley Sharp

Working with Mike Leigh is a process of distillation.

– Lesley Sharp

Lesley Manville

I had left school at 16, gone to stage school – and, until I was 22, I hadn’t really played anyone but myself. Then in 1979, I made a film with Mike Leigh called ‘Grownups,’ which went out on the BBC, and overnight this new career opened up.

– Lesley Manville

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