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

My father would tell anyone who would listen that this dentist thing he was doing was not his passion; cinematography was.

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.

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.

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

I love mixing amateurs and professionals.

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.