I was the kid that grew up watching Bette Davis films.

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.

Greatness is the amount of time you were able to invest into cultivating your ground.

A social critic is someone whose work revolves around where and how our successes are failing us.

Work hard. Through determination and self-focus and discipline, you can accomplish anything.

My dream: to be able to drive a virus-powered car.

They'll remember you if you're the best reader in class-or if you throw up at lunch.

I have to kind of like switch heads. Sometimes I manage it seamlessly, and other times I feel rather all over the place. I feel a bit schizophrenic, like I have a split personality.

In the most advanced state of love we don't love for any reason or purpose. We don't even direct our love necessarily to an object.

Recovering in a Calcutta, India hospital. I think I'm more difficult than critical.

Television speeded everything up.

If we don’t cannibalize ourselves, someone else will.