At 35 I'm definitely starting to feel more like a grown-up than I ever have. There's nothing in my life that is childish or whimsical. Having fun is fantastic and I never want to lose a sense of that - and also I think you have to have that to put into your work or else it's going to feel stiff.

I care not whether a man is good or evil, all that I care / Is whether he is a wise man or a fool. Go! put off holiness / And put on intellect.

If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.

It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard "Heartbreak Hotel" I thought this is it.

There are many ways of going forward but only one way of standing still.