Shooting 'Adam & Paul' was very tough. There was barely enough time, and the budget was tiny. On top of that, we shot in dangerous locations where we had little or no control or security. Lenny Abrahamson adambarelybudget Change image and share on social
I love the cinema, but I'm not a fascist about it. I've had some of my best experiences watching things on TV. But if I were Stalin, I would force everyone to be in the theater. Lenny Abrahamson cinemaexperiencefascist Change image and share on social
There was a golden era in film-making in Hollywood back in the 1970s, and although there is some great independent film-making in America, it's actually very hard to get independent films made in the United States. It's much more feasible from Europe. Lenny Abrahamson 1970samericaback share on social
I can just remember being broke, wondering if I had any talent - really wondering whether this was all a fantasy - but I had to get out there and keep trying. Lenny Abrahamson breakfantasyremember Change image and share on social
Cinema at its best can express something of the pure irreducible fact of things. Lenny Abrahamson cinemaexpressfact Change image and share on social
I can think back to being four or five and not wanting to sit at the kids' table because I thought it was demeaning. I was this ridiculous little kid. Lenny Abrahamson backdemeankid Change image and share on social
I went to Poland for the Warsaw Film Festival, and it was quite an intense experience. I didn't think it would be, but it did feel quite emotional to go back to this place I'd heard so much about. Lenny Abrahamson backemotionalexperience Change image and share on social
That's the way life is: meaning is always there, but there is no clearly given way of decoding it. Conventional cinema obscures this with an easy reduction of meaning to plot and schematic characters. Lenny Abrahamson charactercinemaconventional Change image and share on social
Generally speaking, the misfit's story is easier to tell. Lenny Abrahamson easygenerallymisfit Change image and share on social
There's a fashion for a macho style of filmmaking. How long can your longest take be? And shooting things in one shot. For me, if you can sort of disappear and make people feel that they are there, that involves massive amounts of work. Lenny Abrahamson amountdisappearfashion share on social
