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
The thing about America - it's different everywhere, but visually, it's amazing to shoot in the desert in the New Mexico light. It's really hard to shoot in that desert and make anything look not amazing. Lenny Abrahamson amazeamericadesert share on social
I remember as a kid being asked if I was Jewish or Irish. I said, like the glib little 15-year-old I was, 'You can be both.' Feeling very pleased with myself. Before they smacked me. Lenny Abrahamson askfeltglib Change image and share on social
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
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
There are more ways to make 'Room' badly than well. Lenny Abrahamson badlymakeroom Change image and share on social
It's something I've noticed with my two children - children frequently know and don't know at the same time. They are aware of aspects of the world that are a little bit shadowy, and they choose not to engage with them. Lenny Abrahamson aspectawarebite share on social
I'm not an academic type in term of personality. I had my share of madness as a teenager. Lenny Abrahamson academicmadnesspersonality Change image and share on social
Ireland is a good place to start out as a filmmaker. If what you do is good, even at a very small scale, it will get recognized. Lenny Abrahamson filmmakergoodireland Change image and share on social
