LONDON, Oct 16 — British filmmaker Mike Leigh said he wished he could make “another hundred films” but fears ill health may prevent him from continuing, as he attended the London premiere of his award-winning latest work on Thursday.

Leigh, 83, has myositis, an autoimmune disease that affects the muscles, and now uses a walking stick.

“It’s only because I have a medical condition that makes it difficult to do stuff, but otherwise I’d love to make a hundred more films,” he told AFP on the red carpet at the London Film Festival ahead of the screening of Tender Loving Care.

“But it may not be possible, just from a practical point of view.”