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Throughout the history of Iceland, men have been lost at sea; every family in Iceland is connected to that kind of story.

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: Been Connected Every Family History Iceland Kind Lost Men Sea Story The History Of Throughout

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In the case of 'The Deep,' because of the people involved, the talent and the real lives of people who died, I wanted to make the most honest film I could. And sometimes that's the best way to go: Just make the best version of the film you can.

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: Because Best Best Way Case Could Deep Died Film Go Honest Involved Just Lives Make Most People Real Sometimes Talent Version Wanted Way Who You

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If you make a film too American, it won't travel. It will have no life outside of its own country.

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: American Country Film Life Make No Life Outside Own Too Travel Will You

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When I write and develop things myself, I might work for a while on a script from a book, and then I go back and read the book and go back into it to see if I lost something: is there something there?

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: Back Book Develop Go Lost Might Myself Read Script See Something Then Things While Work Write I Write

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I have no problems with remakes, and I think it's interesting. I mean, coming from the theater, we've been remaking 'Hamlet' for a hundred years, so it's no problem to me at all. A good story can be told in many different ways in different places; I just think it's interesting.

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: Been Coming Different Different Places Different Ways Good Good Story Hamlet Hundred Hundred Years Interesting Just Many Me Mean No Problem No Problems Places Problem Problems Story Theater Think Ways Years I Think

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I consider myself more a European director who is from Iceland than an Icelandic director.

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: Consider Director European Iceland More Myself Than Who

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Real acting is about giving people an insight into a person, letting the audience in.

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: About Acting Audience Giving Insight Letting People Person Real

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I am a big fan of movies that don't take themselves too seriously. You know you won't change the world, but have fun. Movies like 'Butch Cassidy' I enjoyed tremendously, but it didn't alter my opinion of the world.

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: Alter Am Big Big Fan Butch Change Change The World Enjoyed Fan Fun Have Fun Know Like Movies Opinion Seriously Take Themselves Too Tremendously World You I Am

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Sometimes those big bloated superhero movies take themselves too seriously compared to the material they were based on. Am I going to listen to psychoanalysis from someone with a mask?

~Baltasar Kormakur

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When 'Iron Man' came out, I said, 'Oh - they are trying to have some fun.' It was a relief because every superhero movie had become so damn serious. Some people love that, but for me, it's a weird thing to watch. A man with a cape can have fun, but I won't listen to a lecture from him.

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: Because Become Came Cape Damn Every Fun Had Have Fun Him Iron Iron Man Lecture Listen Love Man Me Movie Oh Out People Relief Said Serious Some Some People Superhero Thing Trying Watch Weird Weird Thing

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Biography

Nationality: Icelander

Type: Actor

Born: February 27th, 1966

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