Swedish - Director | June 2, 1946 -
I always need a couple of highlights to really spark the passion for a project.
Lasse Hallstrom
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But now I wish I could back to Stockholm to make international films there.
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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.
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To see my wife getting inspired from my notes and thoughts, going in the direction I wanted, and have her surprise me with wonderful choices was a real treat.
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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.
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It's just, for me, the natural standard: a woman should be able to decide over her own body.
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I love mixing amateurs and professionals.
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I love improvising.
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I love involving actors at all levels - and they have to know that I want to hear their contributions, with dialogue, with story suggestions, with script changes, whatever.
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I think I avoid stepping into sentimentality by trying to be as truthful as possible with performances.
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I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
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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.
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