Many of the comedies I had made in Sweden were slightly based on semi-autobiographical experiences, so adapting novels was a very different experience.
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.
But I notice that there is a lack of darkness in my movies and I don't know where that comes from.
Cinema has become a global economy, totally international.
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.