I looked into the mirror and saw this middle-aged woman who keeps invading my face.

it is only in statistics that people die by the millions. Each person dies individually, in his own predicament.

Ibsen was Norwegian by birth, but universal in spirit.

I do not want to arrive at the end of life and then be asked what I made of it and have to answer: 'I acted.' I want to be able to say: 'I loved and I was mystified. It was a joy sometimes, and I knew grief. And I would like to do it all again.'

I can't expect people to decide that they will change with me, so I can see why I'm on the old side.

I consider myself a realist who wants to stand up for women's voices, not when they try to be the same, but when they stand up for who we are and what we see and how important it is that our voice is heard.

The best thing that can come with success is the knowledge that it is nothing to long for.