Ironically, my paintings don't photograph well.
There's nothing that symbolizes loss or grief more than a mother losing a child.
I would rather die than be a serious artist, or a fake artist.
Most photographs, to me, are description, but they lack insight.
My only agenda is to bring attention to otherwise ignored and shunned lives.
I produce a lot of my artwork in Germany.
Now painting is different. It's something recollected in tranquility.
I love women. My life revolves around them.
My artwork gets stolen all the time; it's ridiculous.
I like that time is marked by each sunrise and sunset whether or not you actually see it.
Boundaries are actually the main factor in space, just as the present, another boundary, is the main factor in time.
The Galapagos Islands provide a window on time. In a geologic sense, the islands are young, yet they appear ancient.
When I was a child, I used to cry all the time.
Anybody who thinks money will make you happy, hasn't got money.
When you have unity, I think it squares the reach or power of the work.
Your relationship to a film, and to cinema, is very much determined by yourself, so what is relevant is you.
It's about a father and daughter and the daughter's friend and her relationship with her current husband.
What I learned from directing, I learned from soccer, where it's like a coach-player relationship.
One of the beauties of 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' is the very delicate and strange relationship between the two main characters.
American cinema tends to express a patriotic relationship to national identity on a regular basis.
To have a relationship that is pure and passionate and beautiful - I think people are scared of having that now. Especially guys.
