"I think I avoid stepping into sentimentality by trying to be as truthful as possible with performances."

Acting, Sentimentality, Trying

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"I always try to preserve my cinematographic style, even while I work in the US. I wish to always be European."

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"Many of the comedies I had made in Sweden were slightly based on semi-autobiographical experiences, so adapting novels was a very different experience."

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"It's just, for me, the natural standard: a woman should be able to decide over her own body."

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"There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than in, say, all of Citizen Kane."

"Acting is happy agony."

"The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority."

"I am a soldier, convinced that I am acting on behalf of soldiers."

"My approach to acting is that I am totally intuitive. I read the script and I get it. If I don't get it, I can't do it."

"I don't get acting jobs because of my looks."

"Acting... was the biggest charge I ever had. What other artist has it so good? Approval so quick?"

"I did a film once that I was killed in. It was a painful, horrifying day. It was a wonderful day from the standpoint of acting, but I was a wreck otherwise."

"A musical would be fantastic. The soundtrack would be great and I'd like to do acting."

"Acting is acting."

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"It was important on The Shipping News to have my house far enough away from each location so I had this time in the morning to think about my shots and still remain open to surprises once I got to the set."

"I always try to preserve my cinematographic style, even while I work in the US. I wish to always be European."

"Many of the comedies I had made in Sweden were slightly based on semi-autobiographical experiences, so adapting novels was a very different experience."

"It's just, for me, the natural standard: a woman should be able to decide over her own body."

"I can't go back and label myself as an outcast because I was a pretty well-adjusted kid, but I can certainly relate to the feeling of being an outsider."

"I discovered the 7th art at home when I was kid, through Charlie Chaplin's movies and those of my father who shot documentaries. He was my biggest influence. So I took his camera and started shooting."

"I love improvising."

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