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.

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

I made all their videos, apart from the last two, so if you ever see an Abba video on TV then it’s my stuff.

Kevin, as the whole cast is, just wonderful people and great people, and people who are attracted to this kind of material and accepting the idea of going to Newfoundland and knowing the kind of lack of amenities.

My films do have characters who have trouble escaping the world around them.

I feel the need to work with my wife, Lena Olin, again.

I discovered the 7th art at home when I was kid, through Charlie Chaplin's movies and those of my father who shot documentaries. He was my biggest influence. So I took his camera and started shooting.