I imagined that it might be awkward to talk to your wife about her performance, so going into it I was a little nervous. But doing it was actually a wonderfully inspiring experience.

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I think I avoid stepping into sentimentality by trying to be as truthful as possible...

I think I avoid stepping into sentimentality by trying to be as truthful as possible...

A film that is bleached tends to have a more realistic quality.

A film that is bleached tends to have a more realistic quality.

I love mixing amateurs and professionals.

I love mixing amateurs and professionals.

My key interest in choosing scripts is character-driven stories, because there are so many stories...

My key interest in choosing scripts is character-driven stories, because there are so many stories...

I can't go back and label myself as an outcast because I was a pretty...

I can't go back and label myself as an outcast because I was a pretty...

Kevin, as the whole cast is, just wonderful people and great people, and people who...

Kevin, as the whole cast is, just wonderful people and great people, and people who...

But now I wish I could back to Stockholm to make international films there.

But now I wish I could back to Stockholm to make international films there.

Cinema has become a global economy, totally international.

Cinema has become a global economy, totally international.

My father was an amateur filmmaker who shot 8mm color documentaries.

My father was an amateur filmmaker who shot 8mm color documentaries.

To see my wife getting inspired from my notes and thoughts, going in the direction...

To see my wife getting inspired from my notes and thoughts, going in the direction...

I'm on this diet where you're supposed to eat only fish and meat.

I'm on this diet where you're supposed to eat only fish and meat.

I got to work with my wife, Lena Olin, for the first time, which was...

I got to work with my wife, Lena Olin, for the first time, which was...

I made all their videos, apart from the last two, so if you ever see...

I made all their videos, apart from the last two, so if you ever see...

I love involving actors at all levels - and they have to know that I...

I love involving actors at all levels - and they have to know that I...

I always try to preserve my cinematographic style, even while I work in the US....

I always try to preserve my cinematographic style, even while I work in the US....

I am always more interested in performance and character depiction, and my direction says as...

I am always more interested in performance and character depiction, and my direction says as...

My films do have characters who have trouble escaping the world around them.

My films do have characters who have trouble escaping the world around them.

Many of the comedies I had made in Sweden were slightly based on semi-autobiographical experiences,...

Many of the comedies I had made in Sweden were slightly based on semi-autobiographical experiences,...

It's just, for me, the natural standard: a woman should be able to decide over...

It's just, for me, the natural standard: a woman should be able to decide over...

But I notice that there is a lack of darkness in my movies and I...

But I notice that there is a lack of darkness in my movies and I...