I'm on this diet where you're supposed to eat only fish and meat.

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 much.

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

Cinema has become a global economy, totally international.

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

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

I imagined that it might be awkward to talk to your wife about her performance, so going into it I was a little nervous. But doing it was actually a wonderfully inspiring experience.

I love mixing amateurs and professionals.

I can't go back and label myself as an outcast because I was a pretty well-adjusted kid, but I can certainly relate to the feeling of being an outsider.

I love involving actors at all levels - and they have to know that I want to hear their contributions, with dialogue, with story suggestions, with script changes, whatever.

People don't expect too much from literature. They just want to know they're not alone with being confused.

Friends, since when has irresponsibility become a Nigerian factor?

We learn invaluable life lessons from people whom exhibit courage and grace under extraordinary circumstances.

It's very difficult to design something for someone if you have no empathy.

Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit.

Social Security makes up a much larger share of total retirement income for unmarried women and minorities than it does for married couples, unmarried men and whites.

The modern haematologist, instead of describing in English what he can see, prefers to describe in Greek what he can’t.

Patience is one of those feminine qualities which have their origin in our oppression but should be preserved after our liberation.

Nevertheless, when one is ill, one should be submissive to the doctor and obey him.