I quite enjoy cooking but I'm not consistent. I can't follow the recipe book. If something goes well, I'll never make it again, which is completely stupid. It's a one-shot kind of deal.

It sounds trite, but I like telling stories.

There are people all over the world who like to write fan letters in the voice of their pet: 'Hello, my name is Fifi and I'm a labrador and I think you're great. Paw paw!'

Lentil dhal is the only thing I can cook.

As a child I loved ghost stories.

If you act scared, your body produces adrenaline.

A floor length backless black sequined dress would be my dream dress. As for my dream date - that would have to be a young Marlon Brando!

One aspect of my mum's personality that has influenced me is her love of Hollywood and the golden era of black-and-white films.

I always look for contradiction in a character.

A good piece of art raises questions.

Sometimes I can spend months doing things to make sure that my instincts work correctly, but ultimately it's still instinctive.

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

He was nineteen years old, homeless and rootless, with no family and no purpose in life.

Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful. )ust put forth a clear enough request and everything your heart truly desires must come to you.

I really love watching the 70s live performance TV series "The Midnight Special" and "The Old Grey Whistle Test". Those are the best performances you've ever seen, and they sound incredible.

I'd love to spit some Beechnut in that dude's eye and shoot him with my ole forty-five.

Nobody's perfect, but at the same time, I always try to learn from my mistakes.

Did you know that Allah promises you a seat in Paradise if you kill a Christian?

A beautiful person is a person who is capable of being the best version of himself/herself, inside and out as often as possible.

You should look straight at a film; that's the only way to see one. Film is not the art of scholars but of illiterates.

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