Weirdly enough, I don't like to pretend. I try to use things in me, and translate them into the situation and the characters, so it always needs to run through my own veins.

In Sweden everybody has this perfect surface. Everyones very polite and controls their feelings.

I'd much rather work with people that are tricky and difficult than people that just say yes to everything.

I'm never satisfied. I can always find things that I can do better and go further on, so I force myself to accept when someone says, "We have it, it's good and we can move on."

When I don't understand things, I become passionate to understand.

I can't see any value in being a celebrity, famous for being famous.

I always had this huge respect for American filmmakers and American actors. I always had this very strong love and respect for the American cinema. I always knew that I was going to leave Sweden.