I think my mouth just opens and I spontaneously say things that occur to me.

Multitasking? I can't even do two things at once. I can't even do one thing at once.

Why do you put your self esteem in the hands of complete strangers?

Who wants to be normal when you can be unique?

I drink a lot of Diet Coke and belch. I've been known to use the ''f'' word.

I've never had white teeth. To be honest, I've never been told to do any of those horrible things - get your teeth whitened or your nose straightened.

Imperfection is underrated. Perfection is overrated.

You just have to do what suits you, and it doesn't matter if you don't look like everybody else. Be you. That's our gift and we've got to celebrate that.

I don't think kids have a problem with death. It's us older ones who are nearer to it, that start being frightened.

Wear what you feel comfortable with. People say nasty things about what I wear in the street. I'm always in worst dressed lists, but you just have to dress for yourself and ­nobody else.

I'm drawn to emotionally damaged characters because there is more to unlock.

It feels amazing to work with writers that write really well.

A perfect storm is in the making: financial uncertainty, economic downturn, government cuts, rising unemployment and a future that looks less clear the more we try to fathom it.

Literature provides us with experiences it would not be wise or possible to introduce into our own world and thus enlarges our understanding of the world.

I've always believed a great photographer should concentrate more on depth of feeling and less on depth of field.

It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not.

that which is eternal within the moment only becomes shallow if spread out in time.

De omnibus dubitandum

The fear of Hell is a very powerful motivation.

I became a writer in spite of my environments.

Unless there is a new mind there cannot be a new line, the old will go on repeating itself with recurring deadliness