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James Watkins

English Director

Born: May 20, 1973

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If you look at 'The Sopranos,' there's this notion of a criminal element on its last legs. James Watkins

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'The Godfather' is the talismanic giant that hangs over everything in the gangster genre. James Watkins

Everything Giant Over Genre Godfather Gangster

In Zagreb, the Old Town really could be Prague. You go two hours to the coast to Opatija, and you really could be in the South of France, in the Croatian Riviera. And then you head down the coast towards Split, and you get into more Turkish architecture, so you can double Istanbul. James Watkins

It helps for actors if you have one director. James Watkins

You Director Helps Actor

The first series of 'McMafia' is very Alex Godman-centric and could continue to be, but we haven't even begun to explore the Middle East or Africa or even South America in detail. One of our ambitions would be to drop into some of these other places and, by doing so, bring the audience into a world that they wouldn't necessarily have been in. James Watkins

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Chemistry's a weird thing. You can see actors who are friends in real life but have no screen chemistry. Then there are actors who don't get on but have great chemistry. James Watkins

Life Great You Chemistry Real Life See Weird Weird Thing Real Friends Get Screen Then Who Actor Thing

Where previously the international underworld was a world of local, often-warring mafia territories, it has become globalised. The criminal has become corporate, and the corporate has become criminal. Organised crime has become very organised indeed. James Watkins

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If you look around in London, there is a lot of dirty money. People see it as a safe haven: a bolthole to rely on if they are criminal or politically exposed in their own country. James Watkins

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I do love a dark movie. James Watkins

Love Dark Movie

There's nothing worse in television than what I call 'poor man's Jerry Bruckheimer.' James Watkins

Man Nothing Worse Television Call Than Poor Jerry

Parents fear for their children. Absolutely, I think it's a deep and troubling theme to explore. James Watkins

Fear Parents Think Absolutely Troubling Children Theme Explore Deep

People like to see their lives mythologized in some way. James Watkins

People Way See Some Like Lives

Directing is an act of interpretation. James Watkins

Interpretation Directing Act

I've got lots of friends who would just think, 'Horror movies - they're crap, aren't they?' I think there's a cultural snobbery more than an institutional one. James Watkins

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I don't really watch a load of 'Game Of Thrones.' James Watkins

Game Really Game Of Thrones Watch Load

We want 'McMafia' to be a tense gangster story but also a family story. It's a collusion of those two worlds. James Watkins

Family Worlds Those Collusion Tense Also Want Story Gangster Two

Filming in India was very special. The chaos, the noise, and the sensory overload was all really wonderful. It was a new world to me, and being able to capture that was incredible. James Watkins

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A lot of the best stories are now being told on television. James Watkins

Best Television Lot Being Stories Now

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