Mendes drawn to dark material
'Revolutionary Road' and 'American Beauty' director Sam Mendes says he always prefers to make movies of a bleak nature, even though his ideals away from work are much different.
Mendes - who is set to release new movie 'Away We Go' - said: "I'm drawn to dark material, but I'm not a pessimistic person. Even though I'm very proud of 'Revolutionary Road', I'm not a Yatesian by nature. I'm not someone who believes men and women are destined to forever be apart and everything will eventually dissolve."
Mendes worked with wife Kate Winslet on 'Revolutionary Road' but says working on separate projects keeps their home life interesting.
He added to The Scotsman newspaper: "It's more difficult when you're working together than when you're not working together. When you're not working together, it can be really enjoyable because you're hearing what's going on on the set and what her problems might be tomorrow, and that's really interesting, and I do the same with her.
"Working together, you're both full on. There isn't one who's relaxing and pouring the other a glass o wine and saying, 'Put your feet up and let's have a talk about the day'. You're both too tired.
"Also, the rhythms of acting and directing are totally different. As a director you're on the set at different times, your first conversations of the day are with different people, the cinematographer, the sound guys or whoever. She's talking to actors or make-up so it's difficult."
