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 always try to preserve my cinematographic style, even while I work in the US. I wish to always be European. – Lasse Hallstrom
I imagined that it might be awkward to talk to your wife about her performance, so going into it I was a little nervous. But doing it was actually a wonderfully inspiring experience. – 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 really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels. – Lasse Hallstrom
I think I avoid stepping into sentimentality by trying to be as truthful as possible with performances. – Lasse Hallstrom
To see my wife getting inspired from my notes and thoughts, going in the direction I wanted, and have her surprise me with wonderful choices was a real treat. – Lasse Hallstrom
I love involving actors at all levels – and they have to know that I want to hear their contributions, with dialogue, with story suggestions, with script changes, whatever. – Lasse Hallstrom
Many of the comedies I had made in Sweden were slightly based on semi-autobiographical experiences, so adapting novels was a very different experience. – Lasse Hallstrom
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 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
But I notice that there is a lack of darkness in my movies and I don’t know where that comes from. – Lasse Hallstrom
It’s just, for me, the natural standard: a woman should be able to decide over her own body. – 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
My father would tell anyone who would listen that this dentist thing he was doing was not his passion; cinematography was. – Lasse Hallstrom