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

Quote by Lasse Hallstrom

Topics: Lasse Hallstrom Quotes

But I notice that there is a lack of darkness in my movies and I...

But I notice that there is a lack of darkness in my movies and I...

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

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

I love involving actors at all levels - and they have to know that I...

I love involving actors at all levels - and they have to know that I...

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

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

My father would tell anyone who would listen that this dentist thing he was doing...

My father would tell anyone who would listen that this dentist thing he was doing...

I made all their videos, apart from the last two, so if you ever see...

I made all their videos, apart from the last two, so if you ever see...

Kevin, as the whole cast is, just wonderful people and great people, and people who...

Kevin, as the whole cast is, just wonderful people and great people, and people who...

Many of the comedies I had made in Sweden were slightly based on semi-autobiographical experiences,...

Many of the comedies I had made in Sweden were slightly based on semi-autobiographical experiences,...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I love improvising.

I love improvising.

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

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

To see my wife getting inspired from my notes and thoughts, going in the direction...

To see my wife getting inspired from my notes and thoughts, going in the direction...

I discovered the 7th art at home when I was kid, through Charlie Chaplin's movies...

I discovered the 7th art at home when I was kid, through Charlie Chaplin's movies...

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

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