For me, I always think of the image of sweeping out my footprints as I walk through a scene. Lenny Abrahamson footprintimagescene Change image and share on social
I'm fascinated by people who have to reinvent themselves. I did it a few times - I was going to be a physicist before I was passionate about philosophy - and I realized that one more change, and I'm going to start looking like a dilettante. Lenny Abrahamson changedilettantefascinate share on social
If you're in Hollywood, with no track record, it's pretty odds-on that you can get swamped and overwhelmed by the sheer scale of it all; particularly with the intense commercial push that you feel there. Lenny Abrahamson commercialfeelhollywood share on social
There's so much pressure on kids to perform and to be the best they can be, and particularly with boys: boys who are the gifted ones get loaded with an awful lot of expectation and self-expectation, and that's really hard for an 18 year old. Lenny Abrahamson awfulboyexpectation share on social
I'm interested in discontinuities and interruptions, people having to rewrite the narrative of their lives because of sudden changes. Lenny Abrahamson discontinuityinterestinterruption Change image and share on social
I was a bachelor for a long time, and I got into all these really lazy habits work-wise. I'd just work as long as I wanted into the night. There was no structure. Lenny Abrahamson bachelorhabitlazy Change image and share on social
I think people like to have their categories clear. They want to know if it's fiction or fact, biopic or not. Lenny Abrahamson biopiccategoryclear Change image and share on social
'Room' is a very subtly-made film, and directing awards tend to go to the flashier stuff, but it's the Director's section of the academy that make the decision, so I'm very proud they can see something in what I directed and wanted to reward it. Lenny Abrahamson academyawarddecision share on social
