You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they'll turn out to be heroes, even if it's just in your own eyes.

End with an image and don't explain.

She’s happier than Nicola. That’s probably true. Alcoholics can stop drinking but what is there for the children of alcoholics? Is it always too late? Probably. She doesn’t know.

In life don't complain about anything ifyou're the reason for the outcome

I used to think God wouldn’t talk to me, but now I know I’m just selective with what I choose to hear.

The world to come must be composed of what is past. No other material is at hand.

I hope my work has inspired young artists. I have always tried to maintain my freedom as an artist and I feel it is one of the main reasons I have been successful.

Pakistan should be recognised as a sporting nation and not as a terrorist country.

There is a fine line between perseverance and madness.

I've begun to think that we sit far more than we're supposed to...Why else would we have feet?

Hold on to your vision and make it your reality.