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Susanne Bier Quotes

Parents can shape a child, but a great teacher can, too Picture Quote #1

Denmark is like a big family of people Picture Quote #1

I am very close to my family, and there’s something life-affirming about that. Even if you feel completely different from them and have totally different views on politics and ethics, you’re still family and have that immediate acceptance Picture Quote #1

I don’t do a lot of rehearsal. I don’t like rehearsals. I rehearse the day or morning. I spend one hour and a half with all the actors, and we go over the scenes, and we change it and change the dialogue, and we do a lot of things to it, but prior to shooting, I don’t really rehearse Picture Quote #1

I think the good thing about Dogme is that it forces you into an extreme sense of reality because there’s no artificial light and no set design and all of those icings on the cake that you usually have on a movie Picture Quote #1

You don’t have to go very far away from Scandinavia to realize what an idyllic society it is Picture Quote #1

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I have a slight controversy with the Dogme brethren because I’ve been saying that rules are to be interpreted; not that I haven’t followed the rules, because I don’t see the point of submitting yourself to a set of rules if you don’t follow them. But having said that, it is always a lot of interpretation Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

At some stage in most people’s lives, things turn upside down, and nothing is as you expected it to be Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Dogme is like leading a religious life, in that you are freeing yourself from making certain choices. It makes life easier Picture Quote #1

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There are good and bad movies, and long ones, and pretentious ones, and fun ones, and it’s kind of healthy not just being able to switch off after ten minutes, but have patience Picture Quote #1

People don’t necessarily do evil deeds because they want to; people happen to do something with horrible consequences even if they meant to be kind Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I have this almost obsessive desire to whomever is close to me: I want to have a very intense, close, intimate relationship with them Picture Quote #1

Anders Thomas Jensen and I had talked about making a movie which addressed the cancer issue, and we didn’t want to make it heavy-handed. We wanted to do something which had a lot of hope in it. And then for some reason we came up with a romantic comedy Picture Quote #1

Any creative process is about being in a territory which isn’t secure, isn’t necessarily familiar, and isn’t convenient in any sort of way. And that’s the excitement of it Picture Quote #1

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I believe in rules. I believe in artistic limitations, and I always have. I’ve always thought that setting out a set of rules before you start, and then being completely consistent with them, is the only way to make a really good film Picture Quote #1

There are certain things you cannot accept. There are certain things that human beings cannot tolerate Picture Quote #1

Having done a Dogme film taught me the beauty of simplicity and austerity Picture Quote #1

My mother has had breast cancer twice. And my mother has always been this very positive human being: a glass-half-full type. Like, when she was in treatment and feeling really bad, she would always talk about some nurse that was particularly nice to her Picture Quote #1

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Parents can shape a child, but a great teacher can, too (Susanne Bier Quotes) Denmark is like a big family of people (Susanne Bier Quotes) I am very close to my family, and there’s something life-affirming about that. Even if you feel completely different from them and have totally different views on politics and ethics, you’re still family and have that immediate acceptance. (Susanne Bier Quotes) I don’t do a lot of rehearsal. I don’t like rehearsals. I rehearse the day or morning. I spend one hour and a half with all the actors, and we go over the scenes, and we change it and change the dialogue, and we do a lot of things to it, but prior to shooting, I don’t really rehearse. (Susanne Bier Quotes) I think the good thing about Dogme is that it forces you into an extreme sense of reality because there’s no artificial light and no set design and all of those icings on the cake that you usually have on a movie. (Susanne Bier Quotes) You don’t have to go very far away from Scandinavia to realize what an idyllic society it is (Susanne Bier Quotes) I have a slight controversy with the Dogme brethren because I’ve been saying that rules are to be interpreted; not that I haven’t followed the rules, because I don’t see the point of submitting yourself to a set of rules if you don’t follow them. But having said that, it is always a lot of interpretation. (Susanne Bier Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) At some stage in most people’s lives, things turn upside down, and nothing is as you expected it to be. (Susanne Bier Quotes) 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 Quotes) Dogme is like leading a religious life, in that you are freeing yourself from making certain choices. It makes life easier. (Susanne Bier Quotes) There are good and bad movies, and long ones, and pretentious ones, and fun ones, and it’s kind of healthy not just being able to switch off after ten minutes, but have patience. (Susanne Bier Quotes) People don’t necessarily do evil deeds because they want to; people happen to do something with horrible consequences even if they meant to be kind. (Susanne Bier Quotes) 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 Quotes) I have this almost obsessive desire to whomever is close to me: I want to have a very intense, close, intimate relationship with them. (Susanne Bier Quotes) Anders Thomas Jensen and I had talked about making a movie which addressed the cancer issue, and we didn’t want to make it heavy-handed. We wanted to do something which had a lot of hope in it. And then for some reason we came up with a romantic comedy. (Susanne Bier Quotes) Any creative process is about being in a territory which isn’t secure, isn’t necessarily familiar, and isn’t convenient in any sort of way. And that’s the excitement of it. (Susanne Bier Quotes) I believe in rules. I believe in artistic limitations, and I always have. I’ve always thought that setting out a set of rules before you start, and then being completely consistent with them, is the only way to make a really good film. (Susanne Bier Quotes) There are certain things you cannot accept. There are certain things that human beings cannot tolerate. (Susanne Bier Quotes) Having done a Dogme film taught me the beauty of simplicity and austerity (Susanne Bier Quotes) My mother has had breast cancer twice. And my mother has always been this very positive human being: a glass-half-full type. Like, when she was in treatment and feeling really bad, she would always talk about some nurse that was particularly nice to her. (Susanne Bier Quotes)