The nature of Scandinavians is that they don't talk so much, there will be these dark secrets, and most things are under-communicated.

To have the chance of being loved we have to take a chance on being destroyed inside

But perhaps that's why we take snaps...to provide false evidence to underpin the false claim that we were happy. Because the thought that we weren't happy at least for some time during our lives is unbearable. Adults order children to smile in the photos, involve them in the lie, so we smile, we feign happiness.

When I was a teenager, my father went bust. He could have declared himself bankrupt, but he was an honourable man and he insisted on paying back all his debts. That almost ruined the family. I was aware that my mother and father couldn't control things anymore. I guess I was afraid that we would end up on the street.

Normally I start with a plot, and write a synopsis, and the ideas come from the construction.

Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living.

Sick is a relative concept. We're all sick. The question is, what degree of functionality do we have with respect to the rules society sets for desirable behavior? No actions are in themselves symptoms of sickness. You have to look at the context within which these actions are performed.