I'm Swedish. Sweden is known for its melancholia.

Acting is a spiritual quest to touch human beings.

I like old Disney films that have an edge to them.

The best films come about through experimentation.

Whenever I'm making a film, it has to be timeless.

There's never too much stuff going up people's butts.

I'm tenacious and no is not a good answer to give me.

There's a victory in letting go of your expectations.

I don't know a nicer guy in the world than Alan Alda.

It's very exciting to continue to work at DreamWorks.

I'm a little slow, so forgive me if I'm inarticulate.

I'm attracted to the journeys of isolated characters.

Only a modern army will be able to fight a modern war.

A flower doesn't love you or hate you, it just exists.

Is artificial intelligence less than our intelligence?

As a director or writer, you have to be so controlling.

I would wait in line for anything to do with Doctor Who.

There's always a certain amount of camera improvisation.

I can be accused of being acerbic as a critic and writer.

Yeah, it's disturbing when someone has no self-awareness.

I've been a fan of noir films since I was in high school.

Production for movies or TV is very painstaking and slow.

My whole life I've been a seeker, searching for something.

I would wait in line for anything to do with 'Doctor Who.'

You have to stop yourself from even thinking about failing.

I definitely enjoy getting to know people I find inspiring.

Felt is not the easiest thing to animate. It's very flimsy.

I'm always amazed when any actor can decipher my direction.

Pop music, I think there's a reason why kids connect to it.

I am a competitive person. But more good TV is more good TV.

I think that maybe human beings are conditioned to violence.

I think there's a knee-jerk reaction to things from parents.

There has been one defining production for me in each decade.

I've been a huge fan of Steven Bochco's for over two decades.

People kind of stumble their way through life a lot of times.

Theater is far superior to film in poetry, in abstract poetry.

I don't feel the breath of a thousand people over my shoulder.

I'm always there at home thinking of Wallace and Gromit ideas.

Revenge is just a really good drive for drama and good action.

I'm very much drawn to melancholy and those kinds of emotions.

There is incredible power in the arts to inspire and influence.

I think we all see the world from our own little unique bubble.

Declare what you honestly want and live that vision fearlessly.

When I was 20 years old, I had no plans to ever be a filmmaker.

I grew up during Watergate. I was enamored of the study of that.

Good actors go to emotional places where nobody else wants to go.

You program music with an image and then people are desensitized.

I can be really annoying, but I also feel like I'm a nice person.

You come to a point where you realize your work doesn't save you.

Sometimes actors come in, you record them, and they do their role.

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