'Deep Blue Sea' Terence Davies was "nervous" over London Film Festival

Terence Davies has admitted that he was anxious about The Deep Blue Sea closing this year's London Film Festival.

Speaking to PA, the British filmmaker was worried that the film - screened at the event yesterday - could evoke a negative audience reaction.

"I get terribly nervous, wondering, 'What if they boo or don't like it?' And there's nothing you can do. There's the film - they either like it or they don't," he said.

However, the 66-year-old - whose movie stars Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston - said it was still "a huge honour" to be privileged with the spot.

"Closing the festival heightens the nervousness, because it is a huge honour, it really is. Just getting into the festival would have been enough, but when Sandra [Hebron, the festival director] said she wanted to finish it, I didn't really believe it," he continued.



Detailing his problem with nerves, he added: "I try not to show [my nerves]. You either get yourself completely tongue-tied or you start to look at objects with a completely different eye.

"Maybe that is just me. A van with signs on it will go by, and I start to wonder why. I am probably losing my marbles!

"Some people do exercises before they hit the red carpet, but I can't do that. I just think, 'Please let it go OK, I just want to get it right'. That just goes through my mind."

The Deep Blue Sea, adapted from Terence Rattigan's 1952 play, will be released in cinemas on November 25.

Watch Terence Davies discuss The Deep Blue Sea with Digital Spy below: