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When you're shooting, there's terrible pressure, and you never switch off. Every day is like the day before an exam; it's relentless.
— Lenny Abrahamson
I came from a classic, literate, intellectual Jewish family.
— Lenny Abrahamson
As far as the international industry is concerned, I don't think people care at all where you are from - if the work interests them.
— Lenny Abrahamson
I'm a big fan of American vaudeville and Hollywood silent film-era slapstick and the music halls full of ridiculous, eccentric characters.
— Lenny Abrahamson
As a small kid, I had this huge desire to be thought of as really clever.
— Lenny Abrahamson
There are more ways to make 'Room' badly than well.
— Lenny Abrahamson
I wanted to make films that were culturally relevant in my own country, that challenged people, and that people talked about.
— Lenny Abrahamson
Delusion is not good; better to be realistic and then surprise yourself if you're lucky.
— Lenny Abrahamson
I'm Irish; I grew up in Ireland, and it's impossible to separate my background from who I am as a filmmaker.
— Lenny Abrahamson
'Room' was a particularly cohesive group, crew and cast.
— Lenny Abrahamson
I've never worked in the U.K. television industry, but my guess it that it's a tough world for directors.
— Lenny Abrahamson
I'm a bit of a pessimist, oh yeah, and I always think the film I'm about to make is going to be a disaster.
— Lenny Abrahamson
I can think back to being four or five and not wanting to sit at the kids' table because I thought it was demeaning. I was this ridiculous little kid.
— Lenny Abrahamson
For me, I always think of the image of sweeping out my footprints as I walk through a scene.
— Lenny Abrahamson
The process of shooting - of choosing shots - is intuitive for me, and I just feel my way towards what seems right.
— Lenny Abrahamson
Most of my work has been independent movies outside the mainstream system.
— Lenny Abrahamson
As soon as you make some films that people like, you'll be sent material, and that can come from anywhere.
— Lenny Abrahamson
When I'm shooting, it averages out at a 16-hour day. You have two deadlines everyday - lunch and wrap.
— Lenny Abrahamson
A big part of filmmaking is gathering a group of people you can work with.
— Lenny Abrahamson
Ireland is a good place to start out as a filmmaker. If what you do is good, even at a very small scale, it will get recognized.
— Lenny Abrahamson
The style of direction in 'Room,' maybe a little bit like 'Spotlight,' tries to be hidden.
— Lenny Abrahamson
Films should have the capacity to bring you into another world.
— Lenny Abrahamson
I'm not an academic type in term of personality. I had my share of madness as a teenager.
— Lenny Abrahamson
Generally speaking, the misfit's story is easier to tell.
— Lenny Abrahamson
Although I was really interested in physics, I think I wanted to do it because I thought it was really hard. I did theoretical physics.
— Lenny Abrahamson
Good filmmakers make bad films; it happens.
— Lenny Abrahamson
I think people like to have their categories clear. They want to know if it's fiction or fact, biopic or not.
— Lenny Abrahamson
I'm interested in discontinuities and interruptions, people having to rewrite the narrative of their lives because of sudden changes.
— Lenny Abrahamson
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
After 'Adam and Paul,' I had offers from American agents, but I think I would have been swallowed up.
— Lenny Abrahamson
