Life Is Sweet

“One of the OGs: Mike Leigh, Life Is Sweet. I got introduced to Mike Leigh very young with a lot of the, like, Plays of the Day. Alison Steadman, Abigail’s Party. Turning in these beautiful, human, funny films. And he’s been a big influence for me as a person in film. So I’m definitely going to take that.”

“I wanted to grab your Mike Leigh stuff because I have Naked on your old laserdisc so I'm going to grab this one and Life Is Sweet. Both films really had a major influence on Tangerine. I know that's hard to see but the whole climactic confrontation at Donut Time comes from this.”

“This is Life Is Sweet I've never seen a more honest depiction on screen of bulimia but it's not about bulimia it's about this family it's Mike Leigh it's my favorite Mike Leigh film it's really good.”

“I like Mike Leigh's films, but I haven't seen this one. I need to learn about how Mike Leigh casts actors, rehearses, and directs. Someday, I want to learn that and try to imitate it.”