Morten Tyldum Quotes

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Morten Tyldum

Profession : Director

Birth : May 19, 1967

You do not move forward by following convention. You celebrate those who are different, who are not burdened by 'normality.'

Morten Tyldum

Turing was fearless. He's extremely direct, which can be seen as socially awkward, and that becomes both his big obstacle but also, in many ways, his strength.

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For film fans to support 'The Imitation Game' means so much to me, the entire cast and film-making team.

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I like movies where you can't just put them all in one box.

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When you go to the movies, you expect the movie to create a world that you can immerse yourself in, that you can step into. Sci-fi is a beautiful way of doing that.

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We had everything from the BBC on our TV, so British drama seems very close to home.

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I'm from Norway, but I always felt like I'd grown up with British culture.

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Sometimes you read something, and you have to read more and more about the background.

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I don't see myself directing the same movie twice.

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Seeing the first edit is the worst.

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I don't know if it's a sadistic side or whatever, but you take characters and put them in really awful situations and make them go through that. And it's very satisfying as a director to explore that, to tell those stories and to explore those themes, because it is so human.

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I don't think the biggest crime is to not sympathize with people. I think the biggest crime is to not be interested.

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We're very skeptical of people who are too perfect.

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We like flawed people.

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The more shaded, flawed characters that are struggling, I think there's something very relatable about that.

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I love when people say 'Imitation Game' is such a crowd pleaser.

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I always wanted to do a sci-fi movie, but most sci-fi scripts are either about saving the planet or fighting aliens.

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Turing was very strong and driven and, at the same, so awkward and fragile.

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It's a blessing to find a project you feel you have to make or you'll die.

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I wanted to make a movie that celebrates the outsider, the one who is different, the one who is not normal - and show how important that is.

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