I discovered the 7th art at home when I was kid, through Charlie Chaplin's movies and those of my father who shot documentaries. He was my biggest influence. So I took his camera and started shooting.

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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 love improvising.

I love improvising.

I feel the need to work with my wife, Lena Olin, again.

I feel the need to work with my wife, Lena Olin, again.

I was always attracted by the European way of life, but I am deeply Swedish.

I was always attracted by the European way of life, but I am deeply Swedish.

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

Cinema has become a global economy, totally international.

Cinema has become a global economy, totally international.

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 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.

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...

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 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 love mixing amateurs and professionals.

I love mixing amateurs and professionals.