I'd have thought my particular brand of quirkiness, combined with sharp intelligence and a fine voice, would have yielded more. But it hasn't. Yet!

I'm not really a practising Jew but I keep a kosher kitchen just to spite Hitler.

I know that I will go to my grave as Professor Sprout, whatever else I’ve done.

I don't have a very positive attitude towards rappers.

Communication is something we all take for granted.

I enjoy finding the right word and giving each its full measure, its full space in a sentence.

I used to get into bed with my mother every morning, almost until she died, and talk about everything. She was my closest confidante always. I had no secrets from her.

Each thinking mind is a political mind

If a flower can flourish in the desert, you can flourish anywhere.

Achievers are Believers in Commitments and Dreams. But, the great achievers believe in their own and others' good CHARACTER too.

You have to be willing to deal with the ups and downs of the music, the ups and downs of the audience.

I like to visit my horse, have a walk with my dog.

I stole a significant amount of money from a family member. I knew I was going to get caught, but I was so desperate I didn't care. It was a cry for help.

I really enjoy dressing up. I'm pretty much a girlie girl.

The struggle with the past is not a hand-to-hand fight. The future overcomes it by swallowing it. If it leaves anything outside it is lost.

The young are often accused of exaggerating their troubles; they do so, very often, in the hope of making some impression upon the inertia and the immovability of the selfish old.

From a director's point of view, if I can create different characters which impress the audience, that's fantastic for me.