11 Jonas Akerlund Quotes for You to Enjoy

Jonas Akerlund

Swedish Director

Born: Nov 10, 1965

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The guys in U2, whom I work with a lot, have a very open political agenda. Jonas Akerlund

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I have to sell my idea, but they want it to be sold. I don't think I've ever done anything anyone's regretted. Jonas Akerlund

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With my own work, I’ve always tried at least to wake people up and shake them out of their complacency. And that’s always easier if I’m working with an artist who really has something to say. Jonas Akerlund

I am a very spread out type of director as I just love working in all of these different worlds; I go from commercials to music videos to art projects. Jonas Akerlund

I’ve always been drawn to movies where I get a chance to look into a world that I kind of know about, but that I never really get to see what’s happening behind the doors. Jonas Akerlund

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Especially in Los Angeles you get attached to these projects and then they lie around and you wait and look for that moment in time when everything just works out - every movie that gets made here in LA is a little bit of a miracle. Jonas Akerlund

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I’m pretty spoiled. I work a lot. I go from project to project. Jonas Akerlund

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I do most of my post production in Stockholm, usually at night, so when I get out of the office at 3 or 4 in the morning, I usually walk around the city before I go home - that's my routine. Jonas Akerlund

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