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.

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.

I love mixing amateurs and professionals.

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 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.

I always try to preserve my cinematographic style, even while I work in the US. I wish to always be European.

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