Susanne Bier Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“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.”

“The foundations of our lives are far more fragile than we think. So we are severely shaken when life turns out to have a will of its own.”

“There are certain things you cannot accept. There are certain things that human beings cannot tolerate.”

“We always want to find good and bad guys, and I don't believe in that.”

“Women, nowhere in the world, have the kind of important position in society in the amount that they ought to have.”

“You don't have to go very far away from Scandinavia to realize what an idyllic society it is.”

“You win an Oscar, and the movie that comes after that is always going to be compared.”

“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.”

“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.”

“As a filmmaker, I always try not to concern myself with the outcome of things. I make the movie, and I do that as honestly and good as I can. I don't want to pollute my thoughts with what is going to happen with it afterwards, because I have to work inside-out.”