“Northern Sweden holds a special kind of magic. It's cold, lonely, and the people are tough and silent, or so the stereotype says. This is Asa Larsson's home turf and I find as much joy in reading her closely observed descriptions of the environment, as in following her intriguing plots.” PeopleKindHomeJoyReadingEnvironmentMagicSpecialColdToughLonelySilentFollowingDescriptionPlotStereotypeIntriguingSwedenTurfAsa Author:Camilla Lackberg
“In everyday life, my wife is the most wonderful. We're in love with each other beyond belief.” BeliefWifeWonderfulEverydayMy WifeEveryday Life Author:Christian Bale
“They say that the best furniture and clothing design from the '50s and '60s is Scandinavian or Milanese.” DesignClothingsFurnitureScandinaviansScandinavia Author:Christian Lacroix
“Italy is a divided country without a center.” CountryDividedIndividualismDivided Country Author:Christian Lacroix
“It's got to do with putting yourself in other people's shoes and seeing how far you can come to truly understand them. I like the empathy that comes from acting.” PeopleActingSeeingEmpathyShoes Author:Christian Bale
“I am not nostalgic for the past. And for me, being a museum curator was a childhood dream.” PastNostalgic Author:Christian Lacroix
“I am still in love with couture because it is just two months from drawing pad to runway so everything on the catwalk is hot from the oven.” StillsTwoMonthsHotDrawingTwo MonthsOvensPadsRunwayCoutureStill In LoveCatwalk Author:Christian Lacroix
“An actor should never be larger than the film he's in.” ShouldFilmActorsActing Author:Christian Bale
“In Italy, the Milanese are well organized but follow bourgeois taste. They adhere to certain codes of elegance, but not to individualism.” WellsCertainTasteCodeOrganizedIndividualismEleganceBourgeois Author:Christian Lacroix