Lasse Hallstrom Quotes

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

Film, Quality, Realistic

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

Working, Movie, Grief

But I notice that there is a lack of darkness in my movies and I don't know where that comes from.
Lasse Hallstrom

Movies, Darkness, Lack

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

Wish, Films, Stockholm

Cinema has become a global economy, totally international.
Lasse Hallstrom

Become, Economy, Cinema

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

Passion, Couple, Project

I always try to preserve my cinematographic style, even while I work in the US. I wish to always be European.
Lasse Hallstrom

Work, Try, Wish

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

Character, Direction, Interested

I feel the need to work with my wife, Lena Olin, again.
Lasse Hallstrom

Work, Wife, Again

I love improvising.
Lasse Hallstrom

I love mixing amateurs and professionals.
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

Two, Last, Stuff

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

Ideas, Contribute, Levels

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

Trying, Possible, Avoid

I was always attracted by the European way of life, but I am deeply Swedish.
Lasse Hallstrom

Life, Deeply, Attracted

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

Diet, Fish, Eat

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

Woman, Able, Her

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

Father, Color, Shot

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

Father, Passion, Tell

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

Around, Trouble, Films

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

Character, Sacrifice, Interest

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

Feeling, Pretty, Kid

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.
Lasse Hallstrom

Home, Art, Movies

I got to work with my wife, Lena Olin, for the first time, which was great. I thought it might be difficult in some way to talk to one's wife in a different way but it was so not forced.
Lasse Hallstrom

Work, Time, Great

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.
Lasse Hallstrom

Experience, Wife, Talk

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Biography

Nationality: Swedish

Born: June 2, 1946

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