Why I'm interested in filmmaking is because a moving image is very, very powerful when it comes to changing human behavior. — Ruben Ostlund Copy Share Image
I was very interested in highlighting group behaviour and I wanted to show that I think this is very fundamental about being a human being... that we are herd animals actually. So, I was looking for different situations that take… — Ruben Ostlund Copy Share Image
I think the actors take a great responsibility for the characters in the movie. — Ruben Ostlund Copy Share Image
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… — Ruben Ostlund Copy Share Image
Actually men are closer to having the ability to act egoistic when it comes to a crisis situation. — Ruben Ostlund Copy Share Image
I want my film to be possible to use as a reference when we are trying to live our lives. — Ruben Ostlund Copy Share Image
Why I'm interested in filmmaking is because a moving image is very, very powerful when it comes to changing human behavior. — Ruben Ostlund Copy Share Image
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… — Ruben Ostlund Copy Share Image
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… — Ruben Ostlund Copy Share Image
I was very interested in highlighting group behaviour and I wanted to show that I think this is very fundamental about being a human… — Ruben Ostlund Copy Share Image
Just look at the history of cinema. The most reproduced male character is probably the hero and the most reproduced female character is probably… — Ruben Ostlund Copy Share Image
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… — Ruben Ostlund Copy Share Image
