I mean, any movie or story that makes you accept and be grateful for something about your life is doing something right.

There's no excuse to be bored. Sad, yes. Angry, yes. Depressed, yes. Crazy, yes. But there's no excuse for boredom, ever.

Photography, painting or poetry - those are just extensions of me, how I perceive things; they are my way of communicating.

You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it. Democracy, marriage, friendship. You can't just say she's my best friend. That's not a given, it's a process.

What art does is it makes you feel alive and makes you feel like you're connected.

I've never played a Dane in a movie. I've had offers to be in Danish movies, including for some good directors, but I either had a job at the time or, when I was available, the movie just didn't happen. Hopefully someday I'll do one.

I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.