Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle
Daniel "Danny" Francis Boyle is an English film director, producer, screenwriter and theatre director, known for his work on films including Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, The Beach, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire, Sunshine, 127 Hours, and Steve Jobs. Boyle's 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won eight, including the Academy Award for Best Director. Boyle was presented with the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at the 2008 Austin Film Festival, where he also introduced that year's...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth20 October 1956
Movies about space raise those questions of what we're doing here, and that inevitably introduces a spiritual dimension.
It's a nice way to put the focus back on this simple act... if someone creates you.
The problem with being British... I don't know if it's me being British or being raised a strict Catholic, but you never really enjoy success.
It just seduces you when you read a story and your brain relates to it. You recognize or connect with it. You identify with it; you're bound to.