A biography for Lasse Hallstromhasn’t been written yet.
“It's just, for me, the natural standard: a woman should be able to decide over her own body.”
“It was important on The Shipping News to have my house far enough away from each location so I had this time in the morning to think about my shots and still remain open to surprises once I got to the set.”
“I love mixing amateurs and professionals.”
“But now I wish I could back to Stockholm to make international films there.”
“I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.”
“I feel the need to work with my wife, Lena Olin, again.”
“I got to work with my wife, Lena Olin, for the first time, which was great. I thought it might be difficult in some way to talk to one's wife in a different way but it was so not forced.”
“My father would tell anyone who would listen that this dentist thing he was doing was not his passion; cinematography was.”
“A film that is bleached tends to have a more realistic quality.”
“I think I avoid stepping into sentimentality by trying to be as truthful as possible with performances.”