Lenny Abrahamson Quotes

Growing up, I wasn't sure about acting, but I knew I wanted to be part of the movie industry.

I love the film route and I'm gong to try my hardest to stay on it.

After being an actor, producing 'One By Two' was a natural progression.

When I was filming 'Premium Rush' in N.Y.C., I flew to L.A. to have a few general meetings. I sat down with Peter Cramer at Universal Studios and spoke about my life and career, and being that I'm such a goof, we spoke about how I really wanted to do a comedy next.

When I was in MTV, I wasn't really looking out to do films.

I started out doing commercials, like Diet Coke and Pizza Hut. And I started to find there was a different life for me, in a different field. From there, I got a call from a director in Italy, and we did 'Indio' I and II, and that's where it started.

I think at the age I'm at, it's really hard for a film career, and I'm at a point in my life where I thought it would be a good idea to be a part of a good show and to be able to finish school.

I became a film director, but I wasn't successful with my first couple of films, so I had to turn to becoming a film critic to make a living.

Honestly, I want to do films. I want to make that move from actor to producer, like Will Smith.

If you decide you want to work in the film industry, you just have to bite the bullet and take other jobs until the proper jobs come in.

I don't see myself doing catalog shoots in Madrid anymore like I was doing two years ago. I hope that the acting side of things grows.

As soon as I got my proper first job, I never did acting again. I think the last thing I did was a Mike Figures film, and then I got a series with the BBC. I'm glad of the experience, because I think it's very, very good to understand what actors go through.

I can make a better living as an actor than I can as a director. Though I certainly would prefer to be directing movies.

I started my career as an actor, but I've been a director for 15 years now.

I had to work out where I was going, what type of films I wanted to make. For that reason, I decided to choose independent productions, less important roles, and I tried theater, too.

I am so excited to extend myself behind the scenes as a designer and to - as my father puts it - finally have a real job.

I still make more money as I do as an actor than director, however I don't want to be a commercial director.

It was really hard to find another project after my first film.

I was always interested in film, but I never knew how to go about becoming a filmmaker.

After university, I went into film. I started out making tea, managed a brief stint as an assistant director, then found myself writing a screenplay. In the end, I wrote quite a few - but by January 2006, I wanted out.

I definitely want to get more active in the film world. My experiences I've had thus far have been really fun, and I definitely feel my best is yet to come in that world.

I got into acting to get my foot in the door for film-making.

I'm trying to mix the cool, independent stuff with the big stuff, but it's been difficult finding the right roles. It's been an interesting ride as far as my career pendulum is concerned.

You want a career. You don't want to do a couple of good films and then your career is over.

I will tell you that I'm a bit of a snob. I love film, and I would like to work in film, and I'm disappointed that indie film is as hard as it is to work in now. It's hard to get things done, but that sort of work is being done on TV. That's what I do; that's what I write. It's what I love, and hopefully, that's what my future's going to be.