Quotes from Bjork

National Geographic contacted me about getting on their label, and I was like, 'Wow, I want to be label mates with the sharks and lemurs!'

I'd done three solo albums in a row, and that's quite narcissistic.

Football is a fertility festival. Eleven sperm trying to get into the egg. I feel sorry for the goalkeeper.

Now that rock is turning 50, it's become classical in itself. It's interesting to see that development.

All is full of love

I think religion is a mistake - I'm exhausted by its self-righteousness. I think atheists should start screaming for attention like religious folks do.

I mostly write on my own, walking, outside.

In '96, I was in a very specific place with my own music - I was only listening to beats. You would come to my house, and I would just play beats all day.

Being a musician is very easy. My house is full of musical instruments. There's a lot of music, always.

I guess I'm quite used to not being understood rather than being understood.

The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy.

It's invisible, what women do. It's not rewarded as much.

When I met Apple, I made it very clear that I am an old punk and I have never done commercials or been sponsored. And I wasn't after their money.

We didn't really have television when I was a kid. Around 30, I discovered films and started systematically catching up. I collect interesting documentaries and films, and watch a few nights a week.

You're a coward if you don't stand up. Not for you, but for women. Say something.

There is this stereotype of Icelanders all believing in spirits, and I've played up to that a bit in interviews.

I get obsessed by little nerdy things in my corner that no one else is interested in.

A lot of the time I get obsessed by little nerdy things in my corner that no one else is interested in. I have that nerd factor in my character.

I'm just like anybody. I have my ups and downs.

In Reykjavik, Iceland, where I was born, you are in the middle of nature surrounded by mountains and ocean. But you are still in a capital in Europe. So I have never understood why I have to choose between nature or urban.

I get embarrassed listening to my last CDs. I've got a lot of work to do, let's put it that way.

Maybe I'll be a feminist in my old age.

Nature hasn't gone anywhere. It is all around us, all the planets, galaxies and so on. We are nothing in comparison.

The relationship changes as you learn more about people, and the work sort of takes on its own life. I enjoy this very much.