Steve McQueen on How Directors Shouldn’t Be A***holes and Why “I Have to Get the F*** on With It” as a Black Filmmaker

> Filmmakers also shouldn’t be horrible to others, he stressed. Being a director “is not about being an arsehole, but about listening,” McQueen said, adding that there are “too many” of the former. Calling actors “highly” intense and sensitive individuals, he said his goal is always to allow a creative team to arrive at a joint effort in the here and now.

> Discussing his approach to filmmaking and how his personal history affects it some more, McQueen said that as a Black man, he didn’t have any privilege, and therefore was focused on going ahead with his work. “I have to get the fuck on with it” and don’t have the privilege of thinking about certain things others may, he said. Asked for advice, he later also told an audience member to stay focused on the work: “Keep going on!”

So get the fuck on with it all ready….