Both dance and dream are brought into being by the consciousness of a moment. They can never be repeated or successfully imitated. But you can dance and dream again. You must, if life is to continue.

If elephants didn't exist, you couldn't invent one. They belong to a small group of living things so unlikely they challenge credulity and common sense.

If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't.

It is a fascinating and provocative thought that a body of water deserves to be considered as an organism in its own right.

Before sight and sound hijacked our attention, we shared with all life a sort of common sense, a chemical sense that depended on direct contact with matter in the water or the air.

I live and work alone and travel light, relying largely on my memory and making a point of letting #‎ intuition guide my way.

Praying is passionate faith.

The venerable teachers, philosophers & spiritual practitioners throughout history have concluded that the greatest happiness we can experience comes from the development of an open, loving heart.

Death and birth are solitary experiences. We are born alone and we die alone. When we are expelled from the maternal womb, we begin the painful struggle that finally ends in death.

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

I think with the smaller-scale projects, the burden for success falls more squarely on the shoulders of the actors and the director and the script.

Perfectionism kills art. I find that if I criticise myself, it spoils the fun. You can get paralysed by analysis - it takes all the playfulness away.

The unconsciousness of man is the consciousness of God.

Writing for somebody else is really fun 'cause I consider myself a songwriter first and foremost.

France will always be a great nation.

I don't want to put a pause on the rest of my life; I'm really enjoying getting older and the wisdom that comes from that.