Everybody's Life Has Some Mythical Quality. You

I Wanted To Become An Engineer, Or Get A Masters In Business. But I Had The Opportunity To Do Films When I Was About 25 And It Was A Great Way To Express Myself.

You Really Have To Work Hard To Create A Three-dimensional Character. You Have To Rehearse And Explore And Take Your Time. You Can't Just Memorize Your Lines And Do It On The Fly.

First The Movie, The Actual Playing Of The Role And Trying To Deliver What Everybody Wanted. Then, When The Film Came Out, There Was Instant Fame. I Was Just A Kid From Sweden, I Didn't Know What Was Going On.

You Realize As A Director That When You Are Cutting A Film, You Want To Have Alternatives. You Need Color And Choices. You Don't Want Four Takes That Are Identical.

I Think Mortality Makes You Live A Fuller Existence. When I Was A Kid I Was Scared Of Death, And Maybe That's What Made Me Desperate To Get The Most Out Of Life.