Shane Meadows Talks Impostor Syndrome & Paddy Considine’s Improvizational Skills During BAFTA Talk
deadline.comDead Man’s Shoes and This is England director Shane Meadows used his BAFTA David Lean Lecture to discuss impostor syndrome and Paddy Considine‘s improvizational skills.
Talking about his 2013 music doc Stone Roses: Made of Stone, the cult indie film director said: “It’s that impostor syndrome I’ve always had — and I’ve still got it to some degree — that you’re almost like, ‘I’m not deserving of that.
How could I take on a concert film?'” In the event, Made of Stone, which followed the British band The Stone Roses reuniting after 16 years, was released to acclaim — one of several critical triumphs in Meadows’ career.
Meadows said the experience taught him that treating a major production in “those little incremental stages” was key. “It’s like this little acorn that started to blossom, and once you actually realize when you’ve got an amazing team of people, you’re not having to think about it.” Meadows, whose work is associated with working-class characters and storytelling, also recalled feeling like “a bit of an idiot” when he felt his career slowing.
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