People say that soundstage sets never quite look like reality. But actually, they can. They can be as real as you want as long as you pay attention to the kind of detail that is given for free in a real place. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
In something like ‘Frank,’ which is a comedy, albeit a strange and emotional one, you can absolutely put in deleted scenes, and we did because they were just funny and great, but they weren’t necessary in the overall structure. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
I’m not setting out to adapt books and work with books, but when really amazing stories come to you in that form, it’s really hard to turn away from that. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
I remember a Q&A I did in Wales where there were five people in the auditorium. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
I’m looking for an intensity of focus. It’s a bit like tuning a guitar string. You tighten and tighten, and nothing really changes until you hit that tension, and suddenly it’s there: you’ve got a note. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
I’m Irish; I grew up in Ireland, and it’s impossible to separate my background from who I am as a filmmaker. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
As far as the international industry is concerned, I don’t think people care at all where you are from – if the work interests them. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
I’ve never worked in the U.K. television industry, but my guess it that it’s a tough world for directors. Lenny Abrahamson Read Quote
