To see my wife getting inspired from my notes and thoughts, going in the direction I wanted, and have her surprise me with wonderful choices was a real treat.

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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.

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...

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 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 love mixing amateurs and professionals.

I love mixing amateurs and professionals.

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 love improvising.

I love improvising.

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

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

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...

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,...

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 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 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 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...

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.

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

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