When we say ‘cinematic’, we tend to think John Ford and vistas and wide-open spaces. Or we think of kinetic camera movement or of a certain number of cinematic styles, like film noir. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
I always felt there was a kind of humanistic impulse in my thinking about film as well as a real interest in its formal and aesthetic properties – just this idea that it can bring you into a very intimate encounter with people. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
I know that it’s axiomatic in the film industry that you’re not supposed to let the novelist develop their own story. Well, first of all, that’s kind of up to the novelist – because they don’t have to sell it. But also, I don’t believe it. It’s about trust. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
A big part of filmmaking is gathering a group of people you can work with. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
I can just remember being broke, wondering if I had any talent – really wondering whether this was all a fantasy – but I had to get out there and keep trying. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
Room’ is a very subtly-made film, and directing awards tend to go to the flashier stuff, but it’s the Director’s section of the academy that make the decision, so I’m very proud they can see something in what I directed and wanted to reward it. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
I’m a bit of a pessimist, oh yeah, and I always think the film I’m about to make is going to be a disaster. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
Delusion is not good; better to be realistic and then surprise yourself if you’re lucky. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
There’s so much pressure on kids to perform and to be the best they can be, and particularly with boys: boys who are the gifted ones get loaded with an awful lot of expectation and self-expectation, and that’s really hard for an 18 year old. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
