When I write, I actually hear the characters speak. Almost like an actor - even though I'm not an actor at all - getting into their truth and to justify what they do.

Documentaries were necessary for my growth as a person. I grew up very sheltered and it was a form of expressing myself.

The best part of writing is thinking about the story. And then everything else takes a lot of discipline.

I think I want the best for my country. I can make work that makes us examine some truths about ourselves - that would be more of a contribution. That's how I see it.

If Cargo is a catalyst to spark policy, that would be great. The more we're able to use it as an educational tool, the more it's a building block in youths' minds and peoples' minds to enact policy.

I think that people always get what they deserve - whether you're around to see it or not.

Being your true self can only come from separating your thinking from crowd mentality.

Will was dead, but Missouri Ann was going to have a baby. Birth and death were God's way, she told herself. Joy and sorrow were joined together.

Parliament is the longest running farce in the West End.

Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are nothing but corruptions.

I'm one of the great unemployed looking for the next job. I'm waiting for the right offer. Like anyone, I want something that turns me on inside.

A coat that is not used, the moths eat; and a Christian who is hung up so that he shall not be tempted-the moths eat him; and they have poor food at that.

Books were in the world; the world was in books.

Experience suggests it doesn't matter so much how you got here, as what you do after you arrive.

There are times when I'm so bored with being healthy and organic that I crave sugar and additives.

My theory has always been that everyone in show business is there because they were deprived of some attention as a child.