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My father was an amateur filmmaker who shot 8mm color documentaries.
Lasse Hallstrom
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Lasse Hallstrom
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: June 2
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Many of the comedies I had made in Sweden were slightly based on semi-autobiographical experiences, so adapting novels was a very different experience.
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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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Its just, for me, the natural standard: a woman should be able to decide over her own body.
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My films do have characters who have trouble escaping the world around them.
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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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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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But now I wish I could back to Stockholm to make international films there.
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My key interest in choosing scripts is character-driven stories, because there are so many stories that sacrifice character for plot.
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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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To make a movie charming, you have to be playful on all levels and open to ideas, and you have to have an idea for how to do that within the confines of the shooting schedule and editing and all that.
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I always need a couple of highlights to really spark the passion for a project.
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ABBA: The Movie I got a lot of grief for working on that.
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I feel the need to work with my wife, Lena Olin, again.
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I'm on this diet where you're supposed to eat only fish and meat.
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[Depp] has real ambitions, but he is deeply afraid of being considered pretentious.
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A film that is bleached tends to have a more realistic quality.
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