I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.

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.

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

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.

She was tasked with guarding the doorway to the Otherworld, keeping the balance of nature (as much as anyone could in these modern times), and occasionally, helping a worthy seeker.

Before I sought truth. Now I seek justice.

Creativity comes from constraint.

To be a soul winner is the happiest thing in this world.

A real building is one on which the eye can light and stay lit.

Knowledge is not power; Implementation is power

Before Guadalcanal the enemy advanced at his pleasure - after Guadalcanal he retreated at ours.

When illness enters a home, not only does it take hold of a body. It also weaves a dark web between hearts, a web where hope is trapped.

I've been doing Tai Chi on and off for 20 years. The fundamentals of all martial arts are the same.

Except wind stands as it never stood It is an ill wind turns none to good.