“I discovered the 7th art at home when I was kid, through Charlie Chapl...” — Lasse Hallstrom Quote

“I discovered the 7th art at home when I was kid, through Charlie Chaplin's movies and those of my father who shot documentaries. He was my biggest influence. So I took his camera and started shooting.”

“I always try to preserve my cinematographic style, even while I work in the US. I wish to always be European.”

“Cinema has become a global economy, totally international.”

“The biggest influence? I've had several at different times - but the biggest for me was Bob Dylan, who was a guy that came along when I was twelve or thirteen and just changed all the rules about what it meant to write songs.”

“My biggest influence is probably Kenny Everett, as a kid.”

“Listening to all these different musical genres from all over the world and listening to my father's record collection, the Irish folk influences from home. Of course they're all in there somewhere hiding within the lyrics and melodies. But rap music was the biggest influence on my way of writing and my performing.”