Now I have a very good life and I am very proud of my work. Michael Nyqvist More Quotes by Michael Nyqvist More Quotes From Michael Nyqvist I think the whole mission of being here on Earth is to accept what you have, and my journey was to accept my own life and not pretend anything else. I think that's what we all struggle with. Michael Nyqvist journey struggle thinking I was not allowed to talk about being adopted when growing up. I walked around feeling like I was going to explode. Michael Nyqvist being-adopted growing-up feelings David Fincher is one of the best directors I know, so I'm really curious to see it. Really curious, and I want to hear Daniel have the Swedish accent. Michael Nyqvist curious want directors It actually got me upset reading about adopted children. They become junkies or criminals or actors. I wanted to write a book from the children’s point of view. Michael Nyqvist reading book children Where I come from, it's a little bit like England. We start from the theater, and we do films a bit on our free time. The history of making films in Scandinavia is so old, it's like the oldest. The Nordic film industry started before Hollywood in Stockholm in Copenhagen. Michael Nyqvist free start time history I think the power of Stieg Larsson's stories is that he has the guts to show the hidden spots in the side of Sweden. That gave us a push to say that for the first time. That they can't have with the American version. Michael Nyqvist push think power time If I compared myself to my kids, they know everything, and they're like small little hackers. I feel also that my identity can be stolen; I'm very paranoid about it compared to other people in the younger generation. Michael Nyqvist feel myself identity people My early films were very European based. It was 'As It Is In Heaven,' 'Together,' they were great international successes, but then I did, I think, 60 movies or something. Michael Nyqvist great think together heaven Sweden is a great country. What is not so great is that we have a society that, in a way, says it's great if you don't look right, if you don't look left, if you just look straight forward. Michael Nyqvist great look you society Canada was for me very much Sweden, you know? Very much open people, that they read books, they go see films. I felt at home in Canada. And also, you speak French. Michael Nyqvist me you home people What Stieg Larsson was up to - it was the Swedish guilt over World War II. All of our neighbors had the most terrible experiences with the bad forces, but Sweden didn't. I think we use the thrillers in a different way. We never write a thriller like 'Who is the murderer?' The big question in most of our thrillers is... 'Why?' Michael Nyqvist think war way world
