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“We exaggerate the difference between documentary and fiction. I think that on some level a fiction film is also a documentary on the actors. You can't wash away your life's history, which is written on your face, unless you get a facelift.”

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Pirjo Honkasalo

Pirjo Honkasalo is an enigmatic individual born on February 22, 1947. Her profession and category are currently unknown. more

“This is going to sound crazy, especially in America where there is a total inflation of the word "love," but in a sense you have to love the people in front of the camera. There has to be trust between the one who is behind the camera and the people on the other side, so that they can relax. They have to feel they are safe, and that way they don't have to pretend just because they are scared.”

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Author:Pirjo Honkasalo

“I don't think the concept of "directing actors" exists in the sense that if you get what you order from an actor you'll always get bad acting. Every actor is scared just like a regular person.”

Ifs Thinking Persons Order Actors Acting Concepts Scared Bad Acting Directing Actors

Author:Pirjo Honkasalo

“I like to get something that is impossible to verbally order. Sometimes it's something the person is not even conscious of, and it's something you could never ask of them specifically. It's just there.”

Persons Sometimes Order Asks Impossible Conscious

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.”

Looks Long Different Play Actors Emotion Pieces Produce Quiet Picks Down And Sensitive Dramatic Symphony Ups & Downs Different Emotions

Author:Pirjo Honkasalo

“I went to England when I was 13-years=old and then I went again when I was 14. When I went for the second time I felt like the first summer I was there it was a waste because I didn't exist yet.”

Years Firsts Felt Waste Summer England

Author:Pirjo Honkasalo

“At 13 I was someone that didn't have a personality yet. It's a fascinating period in a human life. It's so exciting because you are in between childhood and adulthood.”

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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.”

Needs Giving Looks Done Film Audience

Author:Pirjo Honkasalo

“I think that women should be decorative.”

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