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" I make all my decisions on intuition. "

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" The only thing I consider appalling would be to suddenly become a vegetable and a burden on other people. A soul slowly dying out, trapped in a body in which the insides gradually sabotage me - that, I think, would be terrifying. "

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" From an early age onward, it was said that 'Ingmar has no sense of humor.' "

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" When we came out from the Elysee palace, there was a gigantic limousine waiting for us and four police on motorcycles. It is probably one of the few times I have experienced my fame. I thought it was so fantastic that I laughed to the point of shouting. "

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

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