When he made his directorial debut in 1970, Nicolas Roeg was already a 23-year veteran of the British film industry, starting out in 1947 as an editing apprentice and working his way up to cinematographer twelve years later. He first came to attention as part of the second unit on 'David Lean was severely restricted due to problems with the films' distributors.
The band Big Audio Dynamite paid tribute to Roeg on the song "E=MC2" on their first album, "This is Big Audio Dynamite". The song is filled with imagery from his movies, including descriptive snippets of Performance , Dont Look Now , The Man Who Fell to Earth and Insignificance .
Father of Sholto J. Roeg , Luc Roeg and Waldo Roeg.
Never went to film school.
Once got a job at MGM and worked there for approximately two years.
Honorary Member of the Guild of British Camera Technicians (GBCT).
Younger brother of Nicolette Roeg.
Was originally going to direct Flash Gordon , but didnt due to creative differences.
He was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film culture.
Father, with Theresa Russell , of Statten Roeg and Maximillian Roeg.
He was hired as director of photography on Doctor Zhivago , but disagreed constantly with director David Lean and was eventually replaced by Freddie Young.
There are three lovely critical expressions: pretentious, gratuitous,profound. None of which I truly understand.
In life, we all learn from everyone. But if you like and admire someone,tremendously, perhaps because they think the way you do, or like the,way you think, then inevitably you do.
People usually arrive to see something with an open mind. I want to make,them feel something emotionally, but not by planning how to get them,there. That would almost be like the communist days when newspapers,told people what to think - when there was no competition with Pravda.
Mirrors are the essence of movies.
Our memory and the movies keep movie stars alive for us, and Tony Curtis is still a star.
