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" It's not every actor that can play a genius. "

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" Sci-fi is about 'what if this happened,' and 'what would you do.' You can play around with social dilemmas, or look at society or, in my case, relationships, in a very different way. "

" I wanted to make a movie that celebrates the outsider, the one who is different, the one who is not normal - and show how important that is. "

" Turing was very strong and driven and, at the same, so awkward and fragile. "

" World War II was the last 'pure' war. It was purely heroic. There was someone who tried to conquer the world, who tried to exterminate people. "

" I came to Hollywood and felt myself an outsider, and I was sent all these action thrillers and superhero scripts. "

" Sometimes you read something, and you have to read more and more about the background. "

" Thank God sci-fi has moved away from spaceships fighting aliens! Now it's a place where you can explore contemporary issues or emotional feelings. You can put it all in a different setting. "

" I think that the test for taking on a project is to try and list all the reasons not to do it. When you find yourself running out of reasons, and you still have to do it, it's the right thing to do. "

" This is a man who was 23 years old when he theorized the idea of creating a programmable machine, and in that way, Turing foresaw computers and artificial intelligence. These were revolutionary ideas at that time. "

" Turing was fearless. He's extremely direct, which can be seen as socially awkward, and that becomes both his big obstacle but also, in many ways, his strength. "

" Sometimes I think I don't do anything but make, watch, and talk about films. "

" When you go to the movies, you expect the movie to create a world that you can immerse yourself in, that you can step into. Sci-fi is a beautiful way of doing that. "

" It's great to try another format and be part of telling a story over ten episodes. "

" The more shaded, flawed characters that are struggling, I think there's something very relatable about that. "

" I love history, and I thought I knew history well, but I was shocked by how little I knew about it. "

" You never have any idea where your movie's going to go when you're shooting - you're in this little bubble. Everything you care about is getting the next step right: getting the script right, finding the right actors, shooting it. Then you spend half a year in a dark room editing your film, and you don't talk to anybody. "

" You do not move forward by following convention. You celebrate those who are different, who are not burdened by 'normality.' "

" Making a movie is universal. Directing a movie is universal; it's a universal language. "

" I love when people say 'Imitation Game' is such a crowd pleaser. "

" I like movies where you can't just put them all in one box. "

" I left Norway after high school and moved to Manhattan and went to film school in Manhattan. That's when I really found out that this was my calling and what I wanted to do. "

" I always wanted to do a sci-fi movie, but most sci-fi scripts are either about saving the planet or fighting aliens. "

" When you watch a Hitchcock movie, you feel like learning back because there's a master in control. "

" I didn't know anybody who was a filmmaker - there was no film industry where I grew up. I never knew what a director really did until I was in high school and I started reading up about it. I've always loved films, and I always felt like a storyteller. "

" I'm a sci-fi fan, but a lot of the sci-fi you're getting is the same. It's very stereotypical. "

" I love Fincher, as he has a great atmosphere and intensity. Also, I grew up watching Hitchcock movies, and there was something elegant in the way he plays with you and plays with the character and tricks you. "

" I don't think the biggest crime is to not sympathize with people. I think the biggest crime is to not be interested. "

" I'm from Norway, but I always felt like I'd grown up with British culture. "

" I hope I can be a filmmaker where every movie will be different, and not make one type of movie. I'm always looking for a character that interests me. "