Quotes by Lasse Hallstrom

About Lasse Hallstrom:

Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund) (1985) and later for The Cider House Rules (1999).
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I discovered the 7th art at home when I was kid, through Charlie Chaplin's movies and those of my father who shot documentaries. He was my biggest influence. So I took his camera and started shooting.

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I can't go back and label myself as an outcast because I was a pretty well-adjusted kid, but I can certainly relate to the feeling of being an outsider.

Lasse Hallstrom

It's just, for me, the natural standard: a woman should be able to decide over her own body.

Lasse Hallstrom

I always need a couple of highlights to really spark the passion for a project.

Lasse Hallstrom

I think I avoid stepping into sentimentality by trying to be as truthful as possible with performances.

Lasse Hallstrom

I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.

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But now I wish I could back to Stockholm to make international films there.

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Cinema has become a global economy, totally international.

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My key interest in choosing scripts is character-driven stories, because there are so many stories that sacrifice character for plot.

Lasse Hallstrom

I made all their videos, apart from the last two, so if you ever see an Abba video on TV then it's my stuff.

Lasse Hallstrom

ABBA: The Movie; I got a lot of grief for working on that.

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My films do have characters who have trouble escaping the world around them.

Lasse Hallstrom

My father was an amateur filmmaker who shot 8mm color documentaries.

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My father would tell anyone who would listen that this dentist thing he was doing was not his passion; cinematography was.

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To see my wife getting inspired from my notes and thoughts, going in the direction I wanted, and have her surprise me with wonderful choices was a real treat.

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I am always more interested in performance and character depiction, and my direction says as much.

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A film that is bleached tends to have a more realistic quality.

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I imagined that it might be awkward to talk to your wife about her performance, so going into it I was a little nervous. But doing it was actually a wonderfully inspiring experience.

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Many of the comedies I had made in Sweden were slightly based on semi-autobiographical experiences, so adapting novels was a very different experience.

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I'm on this diet where you're supposed to eat only fish and meat.

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Author Bio

  • NameLasse Hallstrom
  • DescriptionFilm director and screenwriter
  • BornJune 2, 1946
  • CountrySweden
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Screenwriter