Having done a Dogme film taught me the beauty of simplicity and austerity. Susanne Bier austeritybeautydogme Change image and share on social
There were 10 or 15 years where all the Scandinavian movies were gray and light brown. I got really bored with it. I really felt that movies had to have that life of vivid colors. Susanne Bier borebrowncolor Change image and share on social
I think that being Jewish has generated an extremely strong sense of the importance of family. If I look at my Scandinavian colleagues, they don't have that urgency about family. All my movies are about that. Susanne Bier colleagueextremelyfamily share on social
There are certain things you cannot accept. There are certain things that human beings cannot tolerate. Susanne Bier acceptbeinghuman Change image and share on social
I hate when the sun is high and there are no shadows. If I could do super high-budget movies, I would only shoot when the sun starts to get low - but you can't just shoot for four hours every day. Susanne Bier budgetdayhate Change image and share on social
My favorite hobby is matchmaking. It's a lot easier to do it in movies then in real life because in real life, people don't do what I tell them to do. Susanne Bier easyfavoritehobby Change image and share on social
The foundations of our lives are far more fragile than we think. So we are severely shaken when life turns out to have a will of its own. Susanne Bier foundationfragilelife Change image and share on social
Women, nowhere in the world, have the kind of important position in society in the amount that they ought to have. Susanne Bier amountimportantkind Change image and share on social
For years, whenever I'd been travelling and came back to Copenhagen, I'd think: 'People are so stylish.' And it's not any one class. It's everyday life. Susanne Bier backclasscopenhagen Change image and share on social
We always want to find good and bad guys, and I don't believe in that. Susanne Bier badfindgood Change image and share on social