“I always felt there was a kind of humanistic impulse in my thinking ab...” — Lenny Abrahamson Quote

“I always felt there was a kind of humanistic impulse in my thinking about film as well as a real interest in its formal and aesthetic properties - just this idea that it can bring you into a very intimate encounter with people.”

“The style of direction in 'Room,' maybe a little bit like 'Spotlight,' tries to be hidden.”

“After 'Adam and Paul,' I had offers from American agents, but I think I would have been swallowed up.”

“The art of living demands that our interest in bringing forth flowers in our family life equal the interest we take in bringing them forth in our window gardens. So long as their home-life aesthetics have not become ethics, women need not expect husbands, children, or servants to feel happy in the homes of their creation.”

“The Indians have such strong traditions and aesthetics, and the people are beautiful, as are their goods.”

“Ralph Ellison's essays were models for me when I began my life as a critic. Slipping cultural yokes and violating aesthetic boundaries, he made criticism high-stakes work, especially for a black critic.”