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

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I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on...

I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on...

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.

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

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

I imagined that it might be awkward to talk to your wife about her performance,...

I imagined that it might be awkward to talk to your wife about her performance,...

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 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...

I love improvising.

I love improvising.

I love mixing amateurs and professionals.

I love mixing amateurs and professionals.

Cinema has become a global economy, totally international.

Cinema has become a global economy, totally international.

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...

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,...

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.

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 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'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.

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...

I always need a couple of highlights to really spark the passion for a project.

I always need a couple of highlights to really spark the passion for a project.

ABBA: The Movie; I got a lot of grief for working on that.

ABBA: The Movie; I got a lot of grief for working on that.

I discovered the 7th art at home when I was kid, through Charlie Chaplin's movies...

I discovered the 7th art at home when I was kid, through Charlie Chaplin's movies...

It was important on The Shipping News to have my house far enough away from...

It was important on The Shipping News to have my house far enough away from...