Anders Thomas Jensen and I had talked about making a movie which addressed the cancer issue, and we didn't want to make it heavy-handed. We wanted to do something which had a lot of hope in it. And then for some reason we came up with a romantic comedy. Susanne Bier addressandercancer share on social
I quite like some of the movies that have many characters in them. Susanne Bier charactermovie Change image and share on social
For me, grief is a static thing, and my movies have an extremely dynamic sort of movement. Susanne Bier dynamicextremelygrief Change image and share on social
Having done a Dogme film taught me the beauty of simplicity and austerity. Susanne Bier austeritybeautydogme Change image and share on social
The main thing as a director, you always want to have a bit of a worry about the material you're going to get yourself into. You want to be a bit scared of it so that you have that excitement of having to climb the mountain. Susanne Bier biteclimbdirector share on social
I think possibly, as an artist, you're always treated with a certain respect but also with a certain sort of nervousness. Susanne Bier artistnervousnesspossibly Change image and share on social
For years, whenever I'd been travelling and came back to Copenhagen, I'd think: 'People are so stylish.' And it's not any one class. It's everyday life. Susanne Bier backclasscopenhagen Change image and share on social
I don't want actors to be writers. I think it's too much responsibility. Susanne Bier actorresponsibilitywriter Change image and share on social
I've always been slightly hesitant about generalizing movies made by men and women being different in their nature; I think movies by each director are different. Having said that, I think that it's kind of disgraceful that there aren't more female directors. Susanne Bier directordisgracefulfemale share on social