Its just, for me, the natural standard: a woman should be able to decide over her own body.

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 think I avoid stepping into sentimentality by trying to be as truthful as possible with performances.

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

I got to work with my wife, Lena Olin, for the first time, which was great. I thought it might be difficult in some way to talk to one's wife in a different way but it was so not forced.

It was important on The Shipping News to have my house far enough away from each location so I had this time in the morning to think about my shots and still remain open to surprises once I got to the set.

Cinema has become a global economy, totally international.