If you want to achieve a real labour of love, it can be painful, too. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I think you can say so much about a character in lots of subtle ways. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
To me violence, once you've done one violent act it leads to another, it leads to another, it leads to another, it… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I think if you sell parts of your soul, you don't really know who you are anymore. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
Quite often you get a lot of films with lots of story but no characterisation. — Lynne Ramsay Cinema Copy Share Image
Working with cool people helps when working with few shots. You trust yourself and them. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I was at film school when I made 'Small Debts' and I was a cinematographer, so I didn't actually study to be… — Lynne Ramsay Cinema Copy Share Image
99 percent of the time when you cast right, it's a dream. If you cast wrong, it's a nightmare. — Lynne Ramsay Actor Copy Share Image
I've found that film-making's not just a job, it becomes part of your whole life. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
There's something fascinating about record collector minds, hoards of quotes shared and dealt like cards, lines traded, images bought. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
It's surreal, Glasgow. It's got a really black sense of humor and I remember being envious of John Glazer beating me to… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
My mum says I was the best kid ever; you could put me in a corner with a box of paints and… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I was at the National Film School and was a cinematographer there. I got quite a lot of experience on documentary film-making… — Lynne Ramsay Cinema Copy Share Image
I'd get people asking me about my terrible, poor childhood which, in fact, was very normal, and I'd think, would you be… — Lynne Ramsay Childhood Copy Share Image
On a film shoot, a crew will know instantly when they are dealing with someone who knows the technical stuff and they… — Lynne Ramsay Cinema Copy Share Image
Every film has its ups and downs. Each time it seems like pushing a boat over a mountain. I worked on 'The… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
There's something called toxic stress, which is repeated exposure to trauma. I was fascinated by how it affects the brain and the… — Lynne Ramsay Brain Copy Share Image
Well, the film industry is completely sexist and completely class-biased. It's not something I get on the ground level, it's more from… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
Ultimately, you're happiest in yourself when you make your best work. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I can't lose sleep over people who need every last thing spelled out for them. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
Cinema is a great medium for creating a dream world and entering into it. — Lynne Ramsay Cinema Copy Share Image
I always say I thought I was making this exciting action movie but I actually always end up making character studies. Every… — Lynne Ramsay Action Copy Share Image
They thought I was deaf when I was a kid because I was always totally off in my own little world. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I hate exposition and superfluous dialogue. I hate when dialogue is trying to explain or patronize or finger-point. — Lynne Ramsay Communication Copy Share Image
You can always tell a great photographer because they make you feel super-relaxed. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
You know when people ask sometimes what are you doing, and you say just something to them. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I love movies like 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' that are based on short novellas. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
Where I find things tough is when things are hidden, and people don't say what they mean. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
Film school was frustrating for me at first but I met some cool people like Lucia Zucchetti - she was amazing. — Lynne Ramsay Amazing Copy Share Image
When I walk into a cinema, I want to leave with an experience unrepeatable, unquotable and indescribable. — Lynne Ramsay Cinema Copy Share Image
