When I was asked to come over to the States, I thought to myself, 'What the Americans are very good at doing is creating stories with strong movement and plots that carry the movie as it goes along.' Daniel Espinosa americanaskcarry Change image and share on social
When I was sixteen years old, I was sentenced to two years in prison; the Swedish government changed it, so I could go to a boarding school as part of a social programme. I was in this boarding school with some of the richest kids in Sweden. Daniel Espinosa boardchangegovernment share on social
I made this Swedish movie called 'Snabba Cash,' or 'Easy Money,' and it was shown at the Berlin Film Festival. A lot of American studios, agents, and people like that saw it there and liked it. Daniel Espinosa agentamericanberlin Change image and share on social
When you're 16, the top of the world is directing a gangster movie. Daniel Espinosa directgangstermovie Change image and share on social
I have severe claustrophobia, and I panic if I'm more than six feet above ground. Daniel Espinosa claustrophobiafootgrind Change image and share on social
I did two movies that were arthouse movies; they were critically successful but made no money at all... but after making those movies, I thought, 'I wouldn't watch my own movies when I was 16, and my buddies where I came from wouldn't watch my movies, because they were boring.' Daniel Espinosa arthouseborebuddy share on social
I always loved when James Stewart did roles that were not so dialogue-based, like 'Vertigo.' Daniel Espinosa basedialoguejame Change image and share on social
All our forms are unique - movies, music and literature - and you have to leave the person who is doing it to do their best. Daniel Espinosa formleaveliterature Change image and share on social
I think the movie industry is a hard industry, but it is not that hard to be allowed to do what you want if you work hard. Daniel Espinosa allowhardindustry Change image and share on social
That's the place we're in right now: we think we have the capability to get every piece of information, and we don't. We don't know what's going on behind the closed curtain. If we want to say we live in a free democratic society, we should be able to find out whatever we want to. Daniel Espinosa capabilityclosecurtain share on social
