I love water - I'm an Aquarius, but that has nothing to do with it - and I've never been away from water in any place.

One of the few luxuries left is travel, and the aspect of travel that is luxurious is not the movement, but the being there.

Soho is a gritty former mercantile area that has, of course, evolved into the most bourgeois neighborhood in New York.

I think it's fair to say more adultery goes on in hotels than any other place in the world.

Bathtubs, pools, water - to me, it's a very essential part of being grounded and sensual and feeling yourself.

All good hotels tend to lead people to do things they wouldn't necessarily do at home.

You come up with a story line, you hire the writer, the director, the stars, the set designer.

One of the few luxuries left is travel. And the aspect of travel that is luxurious is not the movement, but the being there.

You can't regret the life you didn't lead.

Falling in love is not a rational process. It can't be planned or avoided. It happens--for good or bad it simply happens. - Katrina Svensen

Your values define who you truly are. Your true identity is the sum total of your values.

Writers are as jealous as pigeons.

In the past, I would try to control so much, but that's just too stressful, and gives me too much anxiety and worry.

For the spouse of someone in the service, you are your own provider, your own lover, you own best friend while that person's gone - the mother and father if you have kids.

I know who I am. Bloody hell, I'm getting enough bills for Karl Pilkington so I hope I am him, 'cos if I'm not, I have no idea who I'm paying for

I'm one of six children. I'd love to sound educated and say I dive into a good book when I'm there, but in truth, I spend time with the kids playing cards, ping-pong, and board games.

Now then, what do we know? One, that Professor Fassbinder and his daughter have been kidnapped. Two, that someone has kidnapped them. Three, that my hand is on fire.

For me, drawing is a way of navigating the imagination and it remains the fundamental vehicle of my practice. Drawing allows me to be at my most inventive.