I still tune in to the radio and listen to pop music and enjoy it as much as I ever have.

Real talent will get through whatever the obstacles.

My life is so full of surprises, nothing surprises me any more.

When I was 15, I was naive, looked like a grey mouse and felt second choice.

I don't take myself seriously any more. Sometimes I just garden in my knickers and platform shoes.

My parents have a wonderful marriage, for many years. But I can't commit myself for such a long time.

Performing, I can take it or leave it. Horticulture is far more challenging. I'm absolutely fascinated by it.

My father has taught me all the tricks of the boys at an early age, which has made me very careful.

Dad is my best mate and I can tell Mum absolutely anything. I really appreciate Mum and Dad. Why are we so close? Young parents, I think. The rock business keeps their minds young.

When you're together with someone for some time, you will automatically depend on them as if they were a crutch. And then it ends.

I don't mind being laughed at: that's something I really don't mind, and I think that's kept me sane. My ability to laugh at myself and allow others to laugh at me has been my saving grace.

The problem was that I'd never worn a bikini before. My dad doesn't allow them. He thinks even one-pieces show too much skin and constantly suggests that Jane and I wear wet suits.

Lenin was always prone to overestimate the physical danger to himself: in this respect he was something of a coward.

People are so used to seeing John Goodman as a loveable dad or the quirky characters he played in the Coen Brothers films.

Great humorists are great insulters.

I would urge my fellow conservatives to avoid the temptation to crow about it or take credit.

I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes.

God listens to Bach while the angels listen to Mozart.

For years, my job was to make the movie inexpensively. And I could bring it in. What I can't control are the costs of marketing.

A person who is tired of London is not necessarily tired of life; it might be that he just can’t find a parking place.

The world was made before English language, and seemingly upon a different design.