51 Quotes by Johan Renck

I've never been a frustrated person because I learnt at a very young age that the frustration I had inside of me had to do with creativity and the ability to transform that into action. I realized very early my restlessness had to be channelled into things I could do.

I began my career as a recording artist, and eventually I started directing my own music videos.

If I feel the labor and the gruesome process, that helps me appreciate the art.

I think for something to be beautiful, it has to have some darkness in it; otherwise, it's just pretty. And pretty does not interest me at all.

Whenever I'm making a film, it has to be timeless.

Building a cast is a card house. They lean on each other, provide for each other, and take from each other.

I like dark, hopeless, beautiful tragedies.

The only way to make something good is if you make it difficult for yourself on every conceivable level. You can't cut corners; you can't rest on your laurels.

Movies are made for people to pay and go see them.