When it comes to cats and the people who love them, Des is respectful of the bond, even when it reaches a level most would call obsession.

Cat rescue is like a virus, " says Des placidely about the cat obsession that has taken over his life. "And once you're infected, it's incurable.

Bardot, Byron, Hitler, Hemingway, Monroe, Sade: we do not require our heroes to be subtle, just to be big. Then we can depend on someone to make them subtle.

I may be nervous," I say. "Okay, I'm really glad you said that, because I just went to the back room to put on more deodorant." Sebastian says.

She went crazy with a calm face, justifiably so.

You try various things when you're growing up. I was an attache in the Foreign Service for a while and then I drove a bulldozer, but neither of those panned out for me so it had to be stand-up.

Reading poetry gives me a sense of calm, well-being, and love for humanity - the same stuff more flexible women get from yoga.

I see graphic design as the organization of information that is semantically correct, syntactically consistent and pragmatically understandable.

I have an unbelievable assistant who handles all of my scheduling! It's like a Tetris game.

What you resist will persist; what you befriend, you will transcend.

Being a Scientologist, when you drive past an accident... you know you have to do something about it because you know you're the only one that can really help.

I don't feel I can speak with authority for many other people.