2 Quotes & Sayings By Lasse Hallstrom

Born in 1963, in Gothenberg, Sweden, to Danish parents. He studied at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm, where he made his debut as a director in 1991 with his short film "The Seventh Day." In 1993 he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for "My Life as a Dog." His feature film debut was in 1995 with "The Cider House Rules," for which he also won an Academy Award. He has since directed films such as "Chocolat" (2000); "Cape Fear" (1991), which garnered him his first Golden Globe Award nomination; "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" (1993), which won him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay; and "Circle of Friends" (1996) with Meg Ryan. He is the recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his humanitarian work Read more