Michael On
Michael On
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I think the power of Stieg Larsson's stories is that he has the guts to show the hidden spots in the side of Sweden. That gave us a push to say that for the first time. That they can't have with the American version.
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My early films were very European based. It was 'As It Is In Heaven,' 'Together,' they were great international successes, but then I did, I think, 60 movies or something.
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What Stieg Larsson was up to - it was the Swedish guilt over World War II. All of our neighbors had the most terrible experiences with the bad forces, but Sweden didn't. I think we use the thrillers in a different way. We never write a thriller like 'Who is the murderer?' The big question in most of our thrillers is... 'Why?'
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Canada was for me very much Sweden, you know? Very much open people, that they read books, they go see films. I felt at home in Canada. And also, you speak French.
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Sweden is a great country. What is not so great is that we have a society that, in a way, says it's great if you don't look right, if you don't look left, if you just look straight forward.
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The true essence of comedy is a baby seal hunt.
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Anyway, the title The War of the Insect Gods came before we had that ending, before we knew they had become gods. That we knew the evolutionary cycle they went through. Before we even knew anything about that. We had an ending.
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I am Hollywood's hottest young, middle-aged director, but I'll write out of New York because I don't want to become a salad head. That's what you become out there: a guacamole dip.
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Any good humor is sophomoric. 'Sophomoric' is the liberal word for funny.
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I think therapy interferes with the creative process. It takes off the edge.
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The grass is always going to look greener on the other side of the fence. I just think God put me in this situation for a reason. If I can handle this, I can handle pretty much anything.
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The great advantage of having a bear as a central character is that he can combine the innocence of a child with the sophistication of an adult.
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The gospel is entirely a message about what someone else has done not only for me but also for the renewal of the whole creation.
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The good news is $76,000 is manageable. When it gets beyond that, it becomes untenable in a competitive world.