Top bantz with me and Anton Corbijn


A bit of transcription from the end of an interview I did recently with the director of A Most Wanted Man

PM: Can I just ask you… I’m doing quite well actually usually I run out of things to say after half an hour…

AC: And me before that…

PM: Can I just ask you quickly about Life.

AC: in general?

PM: Haha yes, are you happy?

AC: Yes I am quite happy actually.

PM: And how long have you been with your girlfriend?

AC: Ah, so you associate a girlfriend with happiness?

PM: Yes I guess I do

AC: About four years. But I’ve known her for 20 years.

PM: But you’ve wrapped the film named after the…

AC: Magazine

PM: …. human experience.

AC: it’s a combination.

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