I was always in trouble from an early age. I had a fraught relationship with my parents, who were very traditional. Doing plays at school was a joyous release.

Older women know who they are, and that makes them more beautiful than younger ones. I like to see a face with some character. I want to see lines. I want to see wrinkles.

Just because I never went to university doesn't mean you can't read, although I do feel a bit uneducated from time to time.

I think that reality TV is so bad. It is a tool by the media to not make people think.

My mum made a conscious decision not to teach me any Indian languages so I wouldn't talk with an accent.

I'm not an academic, but I've always loved poetry since I've been small.

If you don't take the chance to live life, what can you say at the end of it?

The unknown is always frightening.

A slice of hot, buttered toast is the perfect meal. It's not too much and not too little, and it gives you just the right buzz.

We emphasize our differences by nationality, race and financially. [...] It's our common humanity that defines us.

People have souls, and we all accept that cities have souls, too. It's why the locations are so important.

You and I have a connection that nothing, not on heaven or earth, or even hell, could ever break. If you want to talk to me, talk to me. I’ll hear you…

Now is the time that we make conscientious efforts towards becoming a real wise species, free from all sorts of bigotry, mysticism and sectarianism.

We don't teach flowers to bloom

Why work today? I'll take Tuesday on, just like I took Monday off. That's just the kind of dedicated worker I am.

We're at peak oil, peak water, peak resources, and so either we figure it out and let science lead or we head down a very bad, dark trail to where a lot of people aren't going to make it.

If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think.

The good news is that because terrorist groups rely so heavily on the internet, it offers new avenues for the U.S. and its allies to fight them.

I always talk about the reporters that grovel when they wanna write something that you wanna hear but not necessarily millions of people wanna hear or have to hear.

Boldness comes from curiosity.

There's no better way to take care of health than through something as joyous and beautiful as dance.