On a personal level, there are many people who have meant a great deal to me. My father and mother were certainly of vital importance, not only in themselves but because they created a world for me to revolt against.

I was bloody ill-tempered when I was young.

My education was very tough.

If I let myself go, nothing will get done.

I was booed at the premiere of 'Miss Julie,' a remarkably stimulating experience.

There are so many books I want to read. Difficult books. That's what I intend to do and what I'm longing for.

I have such difficulty calming down - my stomach, my head, reality, everything. That is the reason I live in Faro.

I am extremely suspicious of dreams, apparitions and visions, both in literature and in films and plays. Perhaps it's because mental excesses of this sort smack too much of being 'arranged.'

Now I want to make it plain that 'The Virgin Spring' must be regarded as an aberration. It's touristic, a lousy imitation of Kurosawa.

We always regret that we did not ask our parents more, really get to know them while they were alive.