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I want to work with directors who can tell intimate stories in a way that feels universal and with a big enough scope and depth to travel outside of Iceland.

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: Big Big Enough Depth Directors Enough Feels Iceland Intimate Outside Scope Stories Tell Travel Universal Want Way Who Work

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I developed 'Trapped' because I was fascinated with the idea of a terrible crime in a small town cut off from the rest of the world.

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: Because Crime Cut Developed Fascinated Idea Off Rest Small Small Town Terrible Town Trapped World

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Vikings were pretty brutal, but also very educated people. They were salesmen, businessmen who started raiding when business wasn't good. That's why they had such great boats.

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: Also Boats Brutal Business Businessmen Educated Educated People Good Great Had People Pretty Started Very Were Who Why

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I started as an actor, then became a theater director. I loved acting but didn't feel as confident as I needed to be, so I started directing theater; then I played in some movies, and then I felt the need to do my own stuff.

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Topics: Acting Actor Became Confident Directing Director Feel Felt Loved Movies My Own Need Needed Own Played Some Started Stuff Theater Then

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I've always looked at filmmaking as a lifestyle. There is no decision of when you go to work. It's a way of life: you're thinking about scripts; you see things and think, 'That could be interesting'... I don't think about my work as, 'Today I'll work on this, this and that.' It just comes to me.

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: About Always Could Decision Filmmaking Go Interesting Just Life Lifestyle Looked Me Scripts See Things Think Thinking Today Way Work You

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People talk about Hollywood as a myth, but in reality, when you make Icelandic movies and you want to get them distributed in the U.S., you're not really working with Hollywood. The movies I've been making, the first one I made, I made it with Working Title, but it was financed through Universal, so it became a Hollywood production.

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: About Became Been Distributed Financed First First One Get Hollywood Made Make Making Movies Myth People Production Reality Really Talk Them Through Title Universal Want Working You

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I'm the first Icelandic director who started working on U.S. movies. There are others behind me now, but it's like when Bjork opened the door for Icelandic musicians to work abroad. We're such a closed-off country, but Bjork broke the spell. And I'm glad it was a woman who did it. She showed us we could break this barrier.

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: Abroad Barrier Behind Break Broke Could Country Did Director Door First Glad Like Me Movies Musicians Now Opened Others She Spell Started Us Who Woman Work Working

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When I made '101 Reykjavik,' people talked about 'Almodovar on ice.' When I made 'The Sea,' people referenced Bergman.

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Topics: About Bergman Ice Made People Sea Talked

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We will work on ways to digitally enhance Everest, matching it with Dolomites and Everest, but I'll do everything physically first. If there's no other way, then I'll go to CGI.

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: Enhance Everest Everything First Go Matching Other Physically Then Way Ways Will Work Cgi

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I think my sweet spot is to make personal films on not-too-big budgets and also make other people's films, bringing productions to Iceland, upping the business here.

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: Also Bringing Budgets Business Films Here Iceland Make Other People Personal Productions Spot Sweet Think I Think

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Biography

Nationality: Icelander

Type: Actor

Born: February 27th, 1966

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