'Room' was a particularly cohesive group, crew and cast. Lenny Abrahamson castcohesivecrow Change image and share on social
Having started in sciences, I then turned around and said, 'Oh, I don't want to do sciences. I want to do philosophy.' And to their credit my parents said, 'if that's what you want to do, then go for it'. Then I got the scholarship to Stanford, which was very nice for the parents to talk to their friends about. Lenny Abrahamson creditfriendnice share on social
In something like 'Frank,' which is a comedy, albeit a strange and emotional one, you can absolutely put in deleted scenes, and we did because they were just funny and great, but they weren't necessary in the overall structure. Lenny Abrahamson absolutelyalbeitcomedy share on social
I am an unusual Irishman. I'm probably Ireland's third most famous Jewish son. Lenny Abrahamson famousirelandirishman Change image and share on social
Trying to make something as tricky as 'Room' really believable is extremely hard, and it largely rests with that relationship between the actors and the director, and the director and the crew. Lenny Abrahamson actorbelievablecrow Change image and share on social
I've never worked in the U.K. television industry, but my guess it that it's a tough world for directors. Lenny Abrahamson directorguesshave Change image and share on social
When we say 'cinematic', we tend to think John Ford and vistas and wide-open spaces. Or we think of kinetic camera movement or of a certain number of cinematic styles, like film noir. Lenny Abrahamson cameracinematicfilm Change image and share on social
It's very important to have a good relationship with the crew and cast because you want to get the best out of them. They'll work really hard for you if they like you. Lenny Abrahamson castcrowgood Change image and share on social
A big part of filmmaking is gathering a group of people you can work with. Lenny Abrahamson bigfilmmakegather 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