I've learned to do a movie and then not be in that place for a long time.
I like to think that death gives life meaning. I like that philosophy.
I'm not someone who is scared of doing things out of the box.
I think everyone wants for their kids the good things that they had.
I can't watch my movies and get into them because as soon as I see myself I get taken out of the film.
It's interesting to watch people go through it in something like this. I mean, what other then Melancholia films do they portray depression in?
I get to do all these crazy things in the movies. I'm a pretty chilled out person, actually... a very mellow person.
I don't really want to talk about my personal experience. It's something that I have talked about just because it came out in the press but I've tried to navigate the waters in my own comfort-ability.
I live in New York now and most of magazines have turned more towards reality stars. So, really I think that's great because it's turned towards people who want it rather than... So, I think it's actually kind of imploding in on itself a little bit.
I don't think that this movie is the kind of movie that a magazine like In Touch even cares about, if you know what I mean. It's a Lars von Trier film. They care about Moneyball, not Melancholia. They care about what I wear to Melancholia premieres; they don't really care about a Lars von Trier film.
I'm not someone who plays a part for the press junket.
Lars von Trier is not not somebody who is known for conducting a normal press conference ever!
I mean look at Antichrist. He's not making films to be liked by everyone, so why is this so surprising coming from Lars von Trier?
Like, a lot of people I know are wanting to get back to the Earth in some way and not raise their kids in this world of Apps and Internet all the time. I grew up on a river in New Jersey and I was in fantasy land. I could do anything.
The best scripts I read are usually pretty - they move really quickly, there's not a lot of exposition in between all of what's happening, so you can really just flow with the lines, and you're reading and it has a momentum and you understand it emotionally.
