We've always created stuff to go beyond our Swedish borders. I think we've always wanted to be noticed - to be known outside of Sweden.

- Johan Renck

Do people think Swedes are cool? I think they think you're cool in spite of you being Swedish. But the good thing with being Swedish is that we're me…

- Johan Renck

I was a huge fan of this band called Sparks. It was a pretty good inauguration to music since their music is quite complex. They were a little glammy…

- Johan Renck

Somebody once said that the ideal size of a country for democracy to work is around 10 million people - and that kind of makes sense if you think of …

- Johan Renck

I think one big reason why Sweden might have a good reputation around the world is that if you look at Norway or Denmark or Finland, any of the Scand…

- Johan Renck

Film is a narrative format. Some fashion films try to retain some of the poetic mystery, but most of the time they only end up looking like some crap…

- Johan Renck

Music is the highest art form.I still think that. I wish I was really talented in music because then I would be doing it. I felt that I could write a…

- Johan Renck