If I make a song where I'm happy, I sound completely mad - I think my voice is better-suited for sadder songs.

I dress in a sophisticated and classy way - I always dress in a way I know my mother wouldn't be embarrassed to see.

Ice cream is my comfort food.

Good music shouldn't have a shelf life.

I did my dissertation on Kafka.

I love Barbra Streisand and Sade who've both had careers in soul and I want my music to have that timeless quality that isn't necessarily now.

My grandfather was a Russian-Jewish immigrant who lived in Northern Ireland and apparently when he sang in the synagogue he made everyone cry.

I like how strong Sade is and how she doesn't give away too much.

I want to be as feminine and classic as possible.

Dance music has pushed its way into the mainstream. Which is good for me.

I would like to think I am feminist in some sorts.

I'm often painted as the bad guy, and the artistic part of me wants to hand out the brush.

he knew, unlike most reporters, how to use pauses and the absence of words as effectively as the words themselves.

Beneath all this he is able to identify as well the dangers of a humanism which shuts out the humane and transcendent horizons and can threaten a new form of the dark night of the soul.

Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.

I can photograph someone if I can touch them.

We know that the world is not resting on the horn of a bull; we also know that it rests on the horn of lies!

Before every game he played Willie Ofahengaue would pray. But it to us it was never clear whether he prayed for himself or for the safety of the opposition!

Call me crazy but I imagine a world where we smile when we have low batteries, because that will mean we’re one bar closer to humanity.

I think everyone needs to try their first script, and usually the first one isn't as good. You learn so much as you're trying to figure it out.

To spend life for something which outlasts it.