I always need a couple of highlights to really spark the passion for a project.
From Lasse Hallstrom
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.
I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
I always try to preserve my cinematographic style, even while I work in the US. I wish to always be European.
My key interest in choosing scripts is character-driven stories, because there are so many stories that sacrifice character for plot.
But I notice that there is a lack of darkness in my movies and I don't know where that comes from.
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.
My films do have characters who have trouble escaping the world around them.
My father would tell anyone who would listen that this dentist thing he was doing was not his passion; cinematography was.
I think I avoid stepping into sentimentality by trying to be as truthful as possible with performances.
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