I never get to think about myself when I do films. I started in advertising, so I always have to think about what my client and my audience things. If a film doesn't work, it's a big failure. — Jonas Akerlund Copy Share Image
In many ways, 'Lords of Chaos' is my first real movie. I went deeper with this film than any of my other movies. I approached my other films like I did my music videos or commercials, like jobs. But 'Lords… — Jonas Akerlund Copy Share Image
I do most of my post production in Stockholm, usually at night, so when I get out of the office at 3 or 4… — Jonas Akerlund Copy Share Image
I'd never really shot action scenes before, but I realized early on that is very much like shooting choreography and dance. — Jonas Akerlund Copy Share Image
Now, with YouTube, the audience decides. You can make something that is 20 minutes long or one minute long. — Jonas Akerlund Copy Share Image
I have a pile of scripts at home that I love. Some of them are hard to get made. We have to give up… — Jonas Akerlund Copy Share Image
Anybody who comes to Stockholm in the summer for the first time and walks around the city at night must think that we're weird. — Jonas Akerlund Copy Share Image
I'm a commercial director; I do some very very commercial stuff in the commercial world. My music videos are always analyzed. I need to… — Jonas Akerlund Copy Share Image
The guys in U2, whom I work with a lot, have a very open political agenda. — Jonas Akerlund Copy Share Image
I've always been drawn to movies where I get a chance to look into a world that I kind of know about, but that… — Jonas Akerlund Copy Share Image
Polar' is based on the first and a little bit on the second book and all the characters from those novels are in there.… — Jonas Akerlund Copy Share Image
As a music video director, I have about 4 billion hits on my music videos on YouTube, and I'm really proud of that. — Jonas Akerlund Copy Share Image
I never get to think about myself when I do films. I started in advertising, so I always have to think about what my… — Jonas Akerlund Copy Share Image
