A biography for David Leanhasn’t been written yet.
“Film is a dramatised reality and it is the director's job to make it appear real... an audience should not be conscious of technique.”
“I think people remember pictures not dialogue. That's why I like pictures.”
“I rather like mysteries. But I do dislike muddles.”
“I'm first and foremost interested in the story, the characters.”
“I've just begun to dare to think I perhaps am a bit of an artist.”
“Don't make jokes about food.”