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
I don't think of myself as doing good works. It's not, 'Oh, I must give these poor people a voice.' Lenny Abrahamson givegoodpeople Change image and 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
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'm a bit of a late developer, generally. But the good thing about being a filmmaker is you still count as young all the way through your 40s. Lenny Abrahamson 40sbitecount 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
It drove me as a kid. I couldn't bear the idea that I wasn't the smartest. Then I got put in a B stream for four years at my school. And that was the making of me in a weird way. Lenny Abrahamson beardriveidea 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
