I used to sail a lot in all kinds of weather, competing on small sailboats in the ocean. And I travel a lot in Iceland on horses every summer, through the wild areas where there's no inhabitants and there are volcanoes. Baltasar Kormakur areacompetehorse share on social
I'm the first Icelandic director who started working on U.S. movies. There are others behind me now, but it's like when Bjork opened the door for Icelandic musicians to work abroad. We're such a closed-off country, but Bjork broke the spell. And I'm glad it was a woman who did it. She showed us we could break this barrier. Baltasar Kormakur abroadbarrierbjork share on social
I think my sweet spot is to make personal films on not-too-big budgets and also make other people's films, bringing productions to Iceland, upping the business here. Baltasar Kormakur bigbringbudget Change image and share on social
Vikings were pretty brutal, but also very educated people. They were salesmen, businessmen who started raiding when business wasn't good. That's why they had such great boats. Baltasar Kormakur boatbrutalbusiness Change image and share on social
Throughout the history of Iceland, men have been lost at sea; every family in Iceland is connected to that kind of story. Baltasar Kormakur connectfamilyhistory Change image and share on social
When I made '101 Reykjavik,' people talked about 'Almodovar on ice.' When I made 'The Sea,' people referenced Bergman. Baltasar Kormakur almodovarbergmanice Change image and share on social
Sometimes those big bloated superhero movies take themselves too seriously compared to the material they were based on. Am I going to listen to psychoanalysis from someone with a mask? Baltasar Kormakur basebigbloat Change image and share on social
When I write and develop things myself, I might work for a while on a script from a book, and then I go back and read the book and go back into it to see if I lost something: is there something there? Baltasar Kormakur backbookdevelop Change image and share on social
We will work on ways to digitally enhance Everest, matching it with Dolomites and Everest, but I'll do everything physically first. If there's no other way, then I'll go to CGI. Baltasar Kormakur cgidigitallydolomite Change image and share on social
If you make a film too American, it won't travel. It will have no life outside of its own country. Baltasar Kormakur americancountryfilm Change image and share on social