Peter Yates

Yates' three favorites among his own films are Les copains d'Eddie Coyle (1973), L'habilleur (1983) and La bande des quatre (1979).
Has directed 3 actors to Oscar nominations: Barbara Barrie (Best Supp. Actress - La bande des quatre (1979)) & Tom Courtenay/Albert Finney (Best Actor - L'habilleur (1983)).
He has directed one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Bullitt (1968).
He has directed two films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: La bande des quatre (1979) and L'habilleur (1983).
Educated at Charterhouse School.

[on Jacqueline Bisset] People are inclined to be skeptical about Jacqui because she's so beautiful. But she has that quality of intelligence that goes with the face and makes it something more.
[on Raquel Welch] She isn't an actress of fathomless talent, but she is very professional and hard-working. It's just the strange way people are brought up in America to promote themselves before the character.
[on Les copains d'Eddie Coyle (1973)] We shot all of Les copains d'Eddie Coyle (1973) on location, which makes it much harder to control lighting and shooting conditions. Victor [cinematographer Victor J. Kemper] did an absolutely amazing job adapting to those factors, and his skill shows in the final film.
[on the casting of Steven Keats as Jackie Brown in Les copains d'Eddie Coyle (1973)] We were lucky to get Keats. We desperately needed someone to play Jackie Brown and hadn't found anyone to fit the role. At the last minute, we discovered Keats doing theater work and cast him.

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