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Love can become overused.
I consider myself 'local' in Sweden.
The longer I've been a director, the less I have to 'direct.'
In life, new thoughts and ideas always clash with the old world order and habits.
In Sweden, we have what is called 'The Finnish Disease.' It consists of not talking much, or at all.
I often use humor as a tool in my writing, and sometimes that works and sometimes it sits alone just as a funny line.
When I was younger, I didn't like shooting part, because I was more of a writer and didn't like being the center of it all.
I love filmmaking because it's like harvesting as a farmer. I have an idea, I get the financing, I write the script and then cast and shoot and edit. Then there is opening night, and after that I get another idea.
I got into film in an odd way - when I was 17 years old I participated in a Swedish film as an actor. I think every person at that age should get a role in a film, because during that time you want acceptance, and when you have a role in a film you become an important person. I think about that now, and that was my fantastic starting point.