Love Actually Creator Richard Curtis Gives Very Honest Answer About Why He’s Done With Directing

Richard Curtis has made it clear he won’t be returning to the world of directing any time soon.

While he’s known for writing the likes of Bridget Jones’s Diary, Four Weddings And A Funeral and Notting Hill, the Bafta-nominated filmmaker has only actually directed a handful of films, including About Time, The Boat That Rocked and, of course, Love Actually.

During a new interview with Collider, Richard was asked what it would take to get him back in the director’s chair.

“It’s just not gonna happen,” he added.

Richard’s latest project is the animated family comedy That Christmas, which he co-wrote with Peter Souter.

“I have actually directed the pop video for the Ed Sheeran song in the middle of the movie,” he noted. “And I rather enjoyed that.

“But the big secret was that we shot it entirely in my house, so maybe the only thing we can do is just come up with a movie that’s just set on my street, and I might do that.”

“I don’t want to get up early, and I don’t want someone to offer me bacon sandwiches every morning,” he added. “I’ll just eat them.”

That Christmas is due to arrive on Netflix next month, and takes a leaf out of Love Actually’s book by telling a host of different festive stories that are subtly interwoven.

It features Succession star Sir Brian Cox as Santa Claus, with Jodie Whittaker, Fiona Shaw, Lolly Adefope and frequent Richard Curtis collaborator Bill Nighy also in the cast.