Although humor is present in every one of my films, it has always been used as a way to make the darker, heavier stuff in my stories more palatable. I never set out to make 'Humpday' a comedy. Lynn Shelton comedydarkfilm Change image and share on social
Hmm, can I be obvious and say there is probably a double standard for male vs. female directors? Sadly, I think that's actually the case. And it probably stems from the fact that there are proportionately so many fewer women directors than men ones that each project is perhaps more closely scrutinized for its content. Lynn Shelton casecloselycontent share on social
When I started working in film, I loved photography, I loved the image, I loved telling the story within a frame, but as I started playing around with film and video, it was like, 'Oh my god.' You just have so much more to play with. Lynn Shelton filmframegod share on social
Truth be told, I hear stories every day that would make you say, 'If you put that in a movie, you wouldn't believe it.' Real life really is kinda incredible; the stories from people's actual lives defy credibility. People's lives are messy, humans are messy, and they're flawed. Lynn Shelton actualcredibilityday share on social
I've fallen for straight men, I've fallen for gay men, I've fallen for straight women and gay women. I really have. I had crushes on really every single kind of person in the world. Lynn Shelton crushfallgay Change image and share on social
I can connect with whoever I want to connect with in the world. And I can also write my own script. I don't have to follow rules. I can sort of just be unconventional. Lynn Shelton connectfollowrule Change image and share on social
All we really want in life is to connect to other human beings, and when you desperately want to connect physically to one specific human being and you can't? That's something I find compelling. Lynn Shelton beingcompelconnect Change image and share on social
You wake up one day and you realize that all these years have gone by and I have this mortgage and I have this couch and I have this life and... is this going to be my prison? Lynn Shelton couchdaylife Change image and share on social
Flaws make us all human, and you're rooting for characters because of those flaws. It's ageless if you're interested in relationships and the way people can or can't relate to each other. Lynn Shelton agelesscharacterflaw Change image and share on social
I don't have a desire to make films that have cardboard cut-out or Hollywood stand-in replicas of humans. I need the real deal. Lynn Shelton cardboardcutdeal Change image and share on social