“When I make a documentary I shoot very little but I hang around with my camera for a long time. I look at the people for a long time through the loop and then when I see something interested then I shoot. I think that I have become very sensitive to these things.” PeopleThinkingLooksLittlesLongLong TimeCamerasSensitiveDocumentariesLoops Author:Pirjo Honkasalo
“When I auditioned actors I never make them act. I choose a long symphony, then I tell them to sit down and I play the symphony for them. Then I sit and I look at them. I always pick a piece of music that has up and downs, very dramatic parts, very quiet parts and really sensitive parts so that it can produce different emotions.” LooksLongDifferentPlayActorsEmotionPiecesProduceQuietPicksDown AndSensitiveDramaticSymphonyUps & DownsDifferent Emotions Author:Pirjo Honkasalo
“You give your film away to the audience once it's done. I never look at my films after the premier. The film needs to start its own history.” NeedsGivingLooksDoneFilmAudience Author:Pirjo Honkasalo
