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.

— Lasse Hallstrom

I think I avoid stepping into sentimentality by trying to be as truthful as possible with performances.

— Lasse Hallstrom

Truth

A film that is bleached tends to have a more realistic quality.

— Lasse Hallstrom

I'm on this diet where you're supposed to eat only fish and meat.

— Lasse Hallstrom

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

— Lasse Hallstrom

Life

But I notice that there is a lack of darkness in my movies and I don't know where that comes from.

— Lasse Hallstrom

Cinema has become a global economy, totally international.

— Lasse Hallstrom

My key interest in choosing scripts is character-driven stories, because there are so many stories that sacrifice character for plot.

— Lasse Hallstrom

I always need a couple of highlights to really spark the passion for a project.

— Lasse Hallstrom

I always try to preserve my cinematographic style, even while I work in the US. I wish to always be European.

— Lasse Hallstrom

ABBA: The Movie; I got a lot of grief for working on that.

— Lasse Hallstrom

But now I wish I could back to Stockholm to make international films there.

— Lasse Hallstrom

I am always more interested in performance and character depiction, and my direction says as much.

— Lasse Hallstrom

I feel the need to work with my wife, Lena Olin, again.

— Lasse Hallstrom

I love improvising.

— Lasse Hallstrom

Love

I love mixing amateurs and professionals.

— Lasse Hallstrom

Love

I made all their videos, apart from the last two, so if you ever see an Abba video on TV then it's my stuff.

— Lasse Hallstrom

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

— Lasse Hallstrom

I was always attracted by the European way of life, but I am deeply Swedish.

— Lasse Hallstrom

Life

It's just, for me, the natural standard: a woman should be able to decide over her own body.

— Lasse Hallstrom

My father was an amateur filmmaker who shot 8mm color documentaries.

— Lasse Hallstrom

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.

— Lasse Hallstrom

I got to work with my wife, Lena Olin, for the first time, which was great. I thought it might be difficult in some way to talk to one's wife in a different way but it was so not forced.

— Lasse Hallstrom