66 Quotes by Susanne Bier

At some stage in most people's lives, things turn upside down, and nothing is as you expected it to be.

My mother has had breast cancer twice. And my mother has always been this very positive human being: a glass-half-full type. Like, when she was in treatment and feeling really bad, she would always talk about some nurse that was particularly nice to her.

As a filmmaker, I always try not to concern myself with the outcome of things. I make the movie, and I do that as honestly and good as I can. I don't want to pollute my thoughts with what is going to happen with it afterwards, because I have to work inside-out.

I don't feel I have an issue with listening or understanding English in any sort of way.

Parents can shape a child, but a great teacher can, too.

Denmark is like a big family of people.

Having done a Dogme film taught me the beauty of simplicity and austerity.

If you look at children's stories in fairy tales, they're pretty brutal.

In a way, our family is our modern identity.