I know my music probably isn't going to matter to the public after I die, but that doesn't mean I don't have something to offer.

It's much easier to write when you're sad. But you can end up isolated and depressed because you almost need to put yourself in that situation to have that angst to write from.

Ignore reality, there's nothing you can do about it.

Happy songs are very difficult to write. How many truly great upbeat songs are there?

I can understand why some people might look at me and say, 'What's she got to be depressed about?' I get that a lot in Britain, where mental health issues seem to be a big taboo.

I'm such a chameleon. I never get bored.

Saving animals is as simple as choosing synthetic alternatives instead of real fur.

If I start feeling down I'll gorge myself on pasta. That usually does the trick. It's the Italian blood in me.

Enjoy every moment: you never know when things might change.

It was only cool to have blond hair and be a surfer chick [in Sydney]. I could learn how to surf, but I still looked Italian. It took me a long time to realize that was a good thing.

Isolation is a big part of songwriting.

Avoid having to pump your brakes by keeping your flow on cruise control.

For tis not in mere death that men die most.

When the inward is good the outward is also inevitably so, for the outward always follows the inward, whether good or evil.

Unsaintly saints are the tragedy of Christianity.

I'm an unusual director in that my cut is usually shorter then the final released film. I like short films.

I'm saying that there's absolutely no conclusive evidence that Jesus ever really existed, even as a mortal. I don't believe he was a historical figure at all.

One is very weak when one is in love.

Without goals, training has no direction.

Ninety percent of everything is crap.