Your ego can become an obstacle to your work. If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity.

Television is completely another medium.

Don't even ask me why. I do not know, I have no answer to this insane behaviour.

I am not a therapist. I am not a spiritual leader. These elements are in the art: it is therapeutic, spiritual, social and political - everything. It has many layers. But art has to have many layers. If it doesn't, then forget it.

If you are really true to yourself and really follow your intuition in the most rigorous way, there is a moment that becomes universal, that reaches everybody. That’s the real magic of Björk-she teaches us the courage to be ourselves.

I believe so much in the power of performance I don't want to convince people. I want them to experience it and come away convinced on their own.

When I was 14, I thought I looked terrible. I wore these typical Slavic shoes with metal bottoms so you could always hear me coming and this really ugly princess skirt and blouse with the top button closed. I had a boy haircut, a baby face covered with pimples, and a really big nose.