Leigh does not typically work off a script when creating his stories, but rather builds his films off improvisations ...

"I'm not too worried about her not being likable, but I was worried about people not having compassion for her." N early 30 ...

Leigh never lets his audience escape the underlying humiliation and helplessness Pansy feels, and Pansy never allows herself ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste reunited with her 'Secrets & Lies' director to make the harrowing 'Hard Truths.' We spoke to them both ...

In partnership with his actors, Leigh excavates and displays the most vulnerable emotions and experiences a person can have, his films slowly building to cathartic crescendos, with glimmers of hope ...

But he makes the most incredible pieces of work so you go along with him.” Leigh’s process begins by asking his actors to make a list of people who make an impact on their daily lives or who ...

That thought process has been locked from the word go ... who would be the director,” she replies. “It would be a Mike Leigh heist movie.” Leigh is uninterested.

Writer-director Mike Leigh and Marianne Jean-Baptiste discuss the legendary British filmmaker's latest work and experiencing a bucket list moment for cinephiles.