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The Oscar-winning director of Slumdog Millionaire told The Independent that Roeg had inspired him during his own career.
Boyle said: "Nic Roeg has been a real inspiration as a director. Finding out that he was a British filmmaker astounded me.
"I watched his movies, including Don't Look Now, Walkabout and The Man Who Fell To Earth and it was wonderful to feel that someone from our own country had made those films."
He added: "The thing about Hollywood is that it always feels so far away, so distant, so glamorous, so out of reach. But it isn't."
Prime Minister Gordon Brown told the newspaper that the movie that changed his life was Chariots of Fire "because it's all about the potential of young people being realised", while Sir Alan Sugar opted for The Shawshank Redemption.
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