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I love 'Breathless,' and 'Paris, Texas,' and 'Badlands.' I was obsessed with those films in my teens. I remember watching 'Badlands' and being amazed that there were these scenes in which nobody said anything and the silence told the whole story. ”
Performing live is not my favourite. I am more of a recording person; I prefer to be private. I didn't mind doing videos, even if they came very close with the camera. I can take that, but walking on stage in concert and singing live, that is a bit difficult. ”
When I was 25, Abba was formed. After Abba I made three solo albums. Maybe I have been productive enough. ”
I may have aimed too high sometimes, asked too much of myself and demanded too little from those around me. ”
I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything. ”
I just want to live in peace and quiet. ”
I think I was a feminist before being born. I had a feminist chromosome somewhere. ”
My mind is often half-sleeping, like in a daydream. ”
I'm not interested in seeing a film just made by a woman - not unless she is looking for new images. ”
Like everybody, I wanted to meet Andy Warhol. I was impressed by his work and how daring he was. I think he changed the cinema completely, simply by opening his camera and letting it go. ”