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Lukas Moodysson

Lukas Moodysson Biography

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Lukas Moodysson is a Swedish filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer known for his unique style and profound exploration of social issues.

Lukas Moodysson is a Swedish filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer known for his unique style and profound exploration of social issues.

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“I always felt more like a girl than a boy, I don't know. Music was very important to me, movies were not important. I was not dreaming of becoming a film director.”

Knows Important Dream Film Girl Felt Boys Becoming Directors Film Directors

Author:Lukas Moodysson

“Well, I don't want to talk too much about my children, but a friend of one of my children, something really terrible happened to her. I just felt like I had to speak about growing up again, because I felt that there's no way I can talk about difficulties of life. I had to talk about possibilities.”

Way Want Wells Children I Can Speak Felt Growing Up Too Much Growing Happened Possibility Terrible Difficulty My Children

Author:Lukas Moodysson

“I'm not saying that I made a film to make young people feel great, not such a simple message, but I really felt that I will not go back to do something depressing. I had to make something happy and funny, and show that there are always many ways to continue - even when you're feeling ugly, or you are forgotten by your parents.”

People Way Feels Made Shows Feelings Film Young Felt Parent Simple Messages Forgotten Ugly Depressing

Author:Lukas Moodysson

“I think actually one of the things you learn when you get older is, things change. You get a longer perspective. I was quite depressed when I was young. I had a dark cloud hanging over me. But I always felt "this is not the end." It's always changing; it's going up, it's going down. Great things will happen.”

Thinking Ends Happens Young Felt Dark Perspective Clouds Great Things Things Change Dark Clouds

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“I think what draws me to young people is there is always this kind of openness that reacts very strongly to things. Sometimes when you get older, you react much less. That's also a reason why a lot of young people get hurt because if you're open, you're more subject to being hurt by things.”

People Ifs Thinking Kind Sometimes Reason Young Hurt Subjects Draws Reason Why Openness Very Strong Being Hurt

Author:Lukas Moodysson

“You see something for the first time, you experience something for the first time, you feel something for the first time, it's much harder. I think that it's painful, but at the same time I think it should be the way to experience the world.”

Thinking World Way Feels Should Firsts First Time Harder Painful

Author:Lukas Moodysson

“So I think, as much as possible, I try to be open myself. I think that's probably something that falls with young people. It's not because I think young people are smarter, because I don't think they are. I think young people are quite actually stupid.”

People Thinking Trying Young Fall Stupid Smarter

Author:Lukas Moodysson

“If there was a story about boys playing punk I don't think I would've made it, because it would just be the same, it wouldn't be interesting enough.”

Ifs Thinking Made Enough Stories Interesting Boys Made It Punk

Author:Lukas Moodysson

“There's not one way to direct a film, there are so many different ways to do it. Everything affects the way it turns out in the end. Even the smallest things. You don't want to really acknowledge that, because you want to believe that you are the only creative asset as a director. You want to believe you're the only one. But I really feel that everyone teams up and everybody really affects everything. Actually, it's the closest I will get to playing in a band.”

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Author:Lukas Moodysson

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Born: January 17, 1969
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Quotes: 9

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