Soon I will be an old, white-haired lady, into whose lap someone places a baby, saying, "Smile, Grandma!" - I, who myself so recently was photographed on my grandmother's lap.

The fear inside of loneliness: That only what others have is real.

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

If a person is found dead here, a postmorten will always reveal whether he has spent less than three weeks in the city. That is the length of time it takes this pollution to invade the body, after which it is there forever.

Ibsen was Norwegian by birth, but universal in spirit.

Sometimes I get a little tired of it. But you know, what a privilege, to get tired of working with Ingmar Bergman.

I just think that sometimes it is less hard to wake up feeling lonely when you are alone than to wake up feeling lonely when you are with someone else. Some people would be better off alone, but they feel they've got to get hold of someone to prove they're worthwhile.