My father would tell anyone who would listen that this dentist thing he was doing was not his passion; cinematography was.

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Cinema has become a global economy, totally international.

Cinema has become a global economy, totally international.

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 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...

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 was an amateur filmmaker who shot 8mm color documentaries.

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

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'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 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 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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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 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 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....