Andre Ovredal Quotes

Norway, Film Director
May 6, 1973

André Øvredal is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing the film Trollhunter. Øvredal wrote for 20th Century Fox Television the pilot episode of action-horror television series Enormous, which is based on the comic book with the same name.

Also known as Screenwriter

To me, a film is like a piece of architecture. There are so many details that all, in the end, end up being one thing.

Andre Ovredal
I want to cast correctly, and then I want them to live on screen. If I cast the wrong actor, I'm screwed. But, if I cast the right actor, it really works out. The casting process is so important.

Andre Ovredal
- Important
- Actor
- Casting

If your taste goes wrong or you listen to other people's tastes too much, even though they could make a fantastic movie out of it with their own tastes, if they blend their tastes with mine, it's probably going to be a mess.

Andre Ovredal
- People
- Movie
- Tastes
I have to be strong about my own tastes because I think that's what the director's job is.

Andre Ovredal
- Job
- Director
- Tastes
The core of a director is the person's tastes in what elements go together and how they go together. It's a puzzle.

Andre Ovredal
- Together
- Director
- Tastes