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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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...

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.

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

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

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 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...

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 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 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...

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'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 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 improvising.

I love improvising.

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 love mixing amateurs and professionals.

I love mixing amateurs and professionals.

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 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 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...

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

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