50 Quotes by 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 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 really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.

My films do have characters who have trouble escaping the world around them.

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 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.