Doing your first film, it's very important that it's a commercial success, because that gives you a couple times to experiment until you have to hit the jackpot again.

The more we become civilized, the more we simultaneously understand our need to be virtuous, and our need to understand our experiences on a subconscious level.

I always say I have a Danish passport, but I am a New Yorker at heart.

Look at the birth of anything; it's always more violent than anything you could ever imagine.

The character requires so many elements. The only one who could fulfill that was this one person: Elle Fanning.

I never desired to really go to Hollywood and make films, and purely because I want my entire control, which I'm used to having.

The digital revolution is forever. They put importance on that option as well. With Amazon, you're getting the best of both worlds, with a whole new playing field.