“When my sister and I were very young, my father used to tell us fairy stories that he'd made up. My mother was always telling him that he should write them down, but he would say, 'Well, they've all been done before. There are so many blooming books in the world - why should I write another one?'”

English film director and cinematographer

Nicolas Roeg was an English film director and cinematographer, known for his distinctive work in cinema from the late 1960s through the 1990s. He is remembered for directing Performance, Walkabout, Don't Look Now, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Bad Timing, and The Witches. Roeg's films are widely associated with strong visual style and an interest in mood, memory, and psychological unease. As both director and cinematographer, he helped shape a body of work that gave unusual attention to image and atmosphere, with his best-known films spanning from 1970 to 1990.