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> [I'm not a genre film filmmaker. I'd rather look for a topic that I think we need to bring up and discuss because there's something about the issues in the film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-ostlund/i-m-not-a-genre-film-filmmaker-i-d-rather-look-for-a-topic-that-i/)

[Ruben Ostlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruben-ostlund/)

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## More by Ruben Ostlund

> [I think the actors take a great responsibility for the characters in the movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-ostlund/i-think-the-actors-take-a-great-responsibility-for-the-characters-in/)

[Ruben Ostlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruben-ostlund/)

> [I'm not a genre film filmmaker. I'd rather look for a topic that I think we need to bring up and discuss because there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-ostlund/i-m-not-a-genre-film-filmmaker-i-d-rather-look-for-a-topic-that-i/)

[Ruben Ostlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruben-ostlund/)

> [Actually men are closer to having the ability to act egoistic when it comes to a crisis situation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-ostlund/actually-men-are-closer-to-having-the-ability-to-act-egoistic-when-it/)

[Ruben Ostlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruben-ostlund/)

> [I want my film to be possible to use as a reference when we are trying to live our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-ostlund/i-want-my-film-to-be-possible-to-use-as-a-reference-when-we-are/)

[Ruben Ostlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruben-ostlund/)

> [Why I'm interested in filmmaking is because a moving image is very, very powerful when it comes to changing human behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-ostlund/why-i-m-interested-in-filmmaking-is-because-a-moving-image-is-very/)

[Ruben Ostlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruben-ostlund/)

> [The frequency of divorce is extremely high after airplane hijackings. They're like crisis situations where suddenly you see a side of your partner that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-ostlund/the-frequency-of-divorce-is-extremely-high-after-airplane-hijackings/)

[Ruben Ostlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruben-ostlund/)

> [I don't like that we repeat a certain expression over and over again because I think it narrows the way that we look on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-ostlund/i-don-t-like-that-we-repeat-a-certain-expression-over-and-over-again/)

[Ruben Ostlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruben-ostlund/)

> [I was very interested in highlighting group behaviour and I wanted to show that I think this is very fundamental about being a human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-ostlund/i-was-very-interested-in-highlighting-group-behaviour-and-i-wanted-to/)

[Ruben Ostlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruben-ostlund/)

> [Just look at the history of cinema. The most reproduced male character is probably the hero and the most reproduced female character is probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-ostlund/just-look-at-the-history-of-cinema-the-most-reproduced-male-character/)

[Ruben Ostlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruben-ostlund/)

> [So many times after a catastrophe like 9/11, Estonia in Sweden, the Holocaust or whatever, we are so fond of lifting up the hero…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-ostlund/so-many-times-after-a-catastrophe-like-9-11-estonia-in-sweden-the/)

[Ruben Ostlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruben-ostlund/)

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