There was a golden era in film-making in Hollywood back in the 1970s, and although there is some great independent film-making in America, it’s actually very hard to get independent films made in the United States. It’s much more feasible from Europe. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
I was interested in the narrative of how we nurture our elite in this society: all that stuff about believing in yourself and not accepting second best. Our inner world is at odds with that. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
As a small kid, I had this huge desire to be thought of as really clever. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
I can think back to being four or five and not wanting to sit at the kids’ table because I thought it was demeaning. I was this ridiculous little kid. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
Established actors will challenge you if they don’t agree with the way you are taking it, and you have to argue it. But with a younger cast, they are more likely to wonder whether what they are doing is okay instead of trying to second guess the director. That helps push you. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
I think digital is getting so much better. It’s harder and harder to make the argument now for film. All things being equal, though, I still prefer to capture on film. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
I love the cinema, but I’m not a fascist about it. I’ve had some of my best experiences watching things on TV. But if I were Stalin, I would force everyone to be in the theater. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
There’s a fashion for a macho style of filmmaking. How long can your longest take be? And shooting things in one shot. For me, if you can sort of disappear and make people feel that they are there, that involves massive amounts of work. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
For me, I always think of the image of sweeping out my footprints as I walk through a scene. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
