A Quote by Lasse Hallstrom
I am always more interested in performance and character depiction, and my direction says as much.
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I am not a sentimental or superstitious person, so I don't have any pre-performance rituals. I am a very practical woman. After a performance I am always hopeful that I will lure someone home for a ritual of a more personal nature.
I am always interested in good performance, always tried to improve my skill as an actor.
Stage performance is obviously a much grander sort of depiction. The audience isn't right in your face as close as a camera lens gets.
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Because I'm interested in depiction, representation, therefore you're interested in photography. You don't ignore it.
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