It's much better when I go out with my mates and we stop talking about me like I'm some sort of egomaniac. It's great when we can just have a drink.

I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.

My dad's Irish music was such a huge influence.

In fact, I'd just like to own something. Everyone thinks I'm glamorous, rich and famous but all I've got is some recording equipment and a battered old BMW.

I always want to bring emotion across in a straightforward way. I don't want to get histrionic when I'm singing. For me that's just not interesting; it goes too far down one road.

The older you get, the more you realize you're drifting toward a direction, and sometimes your significant other drifts into an opposite direction. You can't blame anybody for it.

I really enjoy being single again. I spent a lot of time in a relationship and the nearer we came to the end, the more difficult it got. You don't see things clearly as long as you're still involved.

There will be no white flag above my door, I'm in love and always will be

It's great to just disappear, grab a suitcase, switch the answering machine on and just go somewhere else.

Inside everybody's hiding something.

And we danced, and we drankAnd I've seen something you probably never got the chance to seeDon't worry, MaryCause I'm taking care of DannyAnd he's taking care of me

I’m glad I married you too, Harper, ” I whispered into her hair, “because I’m in love with you.” But she didn’t hear, gone into a dream.

My mom actually had a band called Six Pack - even though there were seven of them - who went around Chicago performing popular songs. Her voice was like Gladys Knight mixed with Aretha Franklin.

Don't rule out working with your hands. It does not preclude using your head.

I’ve got to sleep. Sleep is my only way to escape.

Jennifer Aniston is a genius.

Architecture ... the adaptation of form to resist force.

I don’t throw cell phones. I don’t hurt people, I only hurt myself.

True success is what you have done compared to what you could have done.

To end up with a canvas that is no less beautiful than the empty canvas is to begin with.

there comes a time in every rabbi's life when he thinks he's Moses.