I usually take a walk after breakfast, write for three hours, have lunch and read in the afternoon. Demons don’t like fresh air - they prefer it if you stay in bed with cold feet; for a person who is as chaotic as me, who struggles to be in control, it is an absolute necessity to follow these rules and routines. If I let myself go, nothing will get done.

I hope I never get so old I get religious.

When I was young, I was extremely scared of dying. But now I think it a very, very wise arrangement. It's like a light that is extinguished. Not very much to make a fuss about

I could always live in my art but never in my life

Death: Do you never stop questioning? Antonius Block: No. I never stop.

First, I write down all I know about the story, at length and in detail. Then I sink the iceberg and let some of it float up just a little.

The theater is like a faithful wife. The film is the great adventure - the costly, exacting mistress.