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" As a director, one of my biggest jobs is trying to see what actually works for the actor. "
Morten Tyldum
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" Our film society back home is so different from here. Making a movie is universal. Directing a movie is universal; it's a universal language. It's just figuring things out and understanding the codes and how the system of Hollywood compares to that of Norway. We don't even have agents. There's no studio system, no managers. "
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