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There's so much pressure on kids to perform and to be the best they can be, and particularly with boys: boys who are the gifted ones get loaded with an awful lot of expectation and self-expectation, and that's really hard for an 18 year old.

From Lenny Abrahamson

I'm a bit of a pessimist, oh yeah, and I always think the film I'm about to make is going to be a disaster.

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Delusion is not good; better to be realistic and then surprise yourself if you're lucky.

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Good filmmakers make bad films; it happens.

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The style of direction in 'Room,' maybe a little bit like 'Spotlight,' tries to be hidden.

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I think, as directors, they may recognize, more than the rest of the body of filmmakers, exactly what you do as a director, because I think sometimes the conception is if the camera isn't swinging around, and it's not pyrotechnic or worthily melodramatic, then the direction is uninvolved.

From Lenny Abrahamson

Trying to make something as tricky as 'Room' really believable is extremely hard, and it largely rests with that relationship between the actors and the director, and the director and the crew.

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