You're special, Deirdre, and don't ever think otherwise.

She opened her eyes and touched her lips, as though he had just kissed them. She could taste him.

Only one word describes a woman widowed for the second time on her wedding night – cursed.

Listen to the earth, Feel the fire. Allow the power to flow through ye.

A man from the wood. A stranger from afar. He will break the curse by a hundred kisses...

Perhaps we can start counting those kisses once more. I think you owe me a few.

Did he actually believe in this curse? A curse! He snorted. Deirdre stirred. Impossible. Curses were for witches, spell casters and the weak-minded.

A cloud of white death veiled in black…

When you lose your job, you gain ownership of your life

We must go on, because we can't turn back.

But I was learning forgiveness didn’t have to be about granting absolution for sins but being able to find freedom from pain.

A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.

The greatest thing in style is to have a command of metaphor.

Personal branding is about figuring who you are and what turns you on and then monetising it

I don't have any advice at all. I think we all make the films that reflect the kind of people we are; we all make such different films. There's not just one way of doing it.

Competition is about passion for perfection, and passion for other people who join in this impossible quest.

The first condition a community should set, if it aspires to be a nation, is to own the land whereon it lives, and supply its own needs.

I'd like to do a pop album with an R and B influence. I definitely want to have those big ballads with the uptempo hits as well.