I am always more interested in performance and character depiction, and my direction says as much.

I think I avoid stepping into sentimentality by trying to be as truthful as possible with performances.

But now I wish I could back to Stockholm to make international films there.

My films do have characters who have trouble escaping the world around them.

Adoption has been a part of my life and a part of my family, so it was how I wanted to start. It felt natural and right to me.

I can't tell you how many letters I've gotten where someone showed 'Sordid Lives' to their mom, dad, or family and used it as a tool to come out.

I ended up dropping out of high school at 16 and getting kicked out of my home. My parents told me, sadly, that because I was so disruptive to the rest of the household, that I could no longer live under their roof.

I'm happy to be at home with the kids, in my flannel pajamas; that's a treat.