Lasse Hallstrom Quotes

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Lasse Hallstrom

Profession : Director

Birth : June 2, 1946

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

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

Lasse Hallstrom

Kevin, as the whole cast is, just wonderful people and great people, and people who are attracted to this kind of material and accepting the idea of going to Newfoundland and knowing the kind of lack of amenities.

Lasse Hallstrom

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.

Lasse Hallstrom

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

Lasse Hallstrom

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

Lasse Hallstrom

It was important on The Shipping News to have my house far enough away from each location so I had this time in the morning to think about my shots and still remain open to surprises once I got to the set.

Lasse Hallstrom

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

Lasse Hallstrom