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

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My father would tell anyone who would listen that this dentist thing he was doing...

My father would tell anyone who would listen that this dentist thing he was doing...

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

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 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.

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.

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....

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 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...

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 love improvising.

I love improvising.

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

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

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.

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 love mixing amateurs and professionals.

I love mixing amateurs and professionals.

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...

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...