We need more extreme movies in Sweden.Personal projects that are necessarily made for a bigger audience. I think it creates a creative lock-up to have the audience as a goal.

It's better to not be afraid of things and not avoid things.

For me, artists and people that are passionate are fighting for what they believe in and what they want, and that's always appealing. I find that really interesting.

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

I think that I'm very passionate, and I know that if I decide to do a film, my character is going to take over my life.

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.

My husband, when I was filming the Millennium movies, he asked me, `How far are you going and when are you coming back?'