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.

My key interest in choosing scripts is character-driven stories, because there are so many stories that sacrifice character for plot.

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.

A film that is bleached tends to have a more realistic quality.

To see my wife getting inspired from my notes and thoughts, going in the direction I wanted, and have her surprise me with wonderful choices was a real treat.