Birthday: 29 July 1946, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
Birth Name: William David Forsyth
Bill Forsyth was born on July 29, 1946 in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland as William David Forsyth. He is a director and writer, known for Local Hero (1983), Gregory's Girl (1980) and Housekeeping (1987).
Everybody has reasons. [Answer to a reporter's question "Why aren't there any bad guys in your films...Show more »
Everybody has reasons. [Answer to a reporter's question "Why aren't there any bad guys in your films?"] Show less «
And so the passion ultimately fizzles out because of the limitations of the goal; because movies are...Show more »
And so the passion ultimately fizzles out because of the limitations of the goal; because movies are really not that important. At the very end of the day you're sitting with an audience of four or five hundred people and all they want is to be entertained. You see we're dealing with a medium which really only wants to involve itself in the superficial manipulation of emotions. Show less «