I'm lucky I had parents willing to be open and believe that an 11-year-old might know what she wanted to do. Or maybe they thought I'd find out that's what I didn't want to do.

The imaginary world has always been the most fun place for me to be.

After I saw the first thing I ever did, I got a migraine.

And I did a movie called Basil with Jared Leto and Christian Slater.

I am an unpredictable journey.

When I was younger, I think I intimidated people much more because I was far more insecure.

The older I get, the more relaxed I am.

I went to a private arts school. We had to wear cloaks.

I was always ready to leave England for some absurd reason.

There's a higher form of happiness in commitment. I'm counting on it.

My parents are Italian and British. They live in Berkeley now - we all moved there four years ago.

For a lot of people, poetry tends to be dull. It's not read much. It takes a special kind of training and a lot of practice to read poetry with pleasure. It's like learning to like asparagus.

Tell the story as if it were only of interest to the small circle of your characters, of which you may be one. There is no other way to put life into the story.

There's something about her, " Caire said in a low voice. "She cares for everyone about her, yet neglects herself. I want to be the one who cares for her.

Some people are willing to pay the price and it's the same with staying healthy or eating healthy. There's some discipline involved. There's some sacrifices.

Women are all we know of paradise on this earth.

I think the issue of income and wealth inequality is in fact a moral issue.

Where princes are concerned, a man who is able to do good is as dangerous and almost as criminal as a man who intends to do evil.

When a woman gets the idea of justice, there's no teaching her any sense.

I think that purity creates not only a higher level of artistic vision but a purer work ethic.

The thing about faith is that you have to have it before you need it.