As with any music that one feels quite close to, I'm very critical, too. I care a lot. I pay a lot of attention.

Ah come on, these streams of light are not so subtle. All along the ditch, signs of life in sinking puddles!

My friend worked at a record store in Burlington and I really liked R.E.M. and a lot of music, but I didn't go to see much. I was 16, so I wasn't in bars unless I knew the band and could get in.

Keep working when grace abound.

As he returned to the bed, he could see Vallant eyeing him warily, but he ignored this, sat on the opposite end and braced the pad on his

No one can enjoy freedom without trembling.

It is best to study from a teacher of ANY subject, as long as you focus on the teachings and NOT on the teacher. All of the real important answers to life's questions lie within your own mind.

Necessity, the mother of invention.

Globalization is not a monolithic force but an evolving set of consequences - some good, some bad and some unintended. It is the new reality.

Yoga makes me feel like I can do anything.

It's like standing on the edge of a cliff. This is especially true of the first draft. Every day you're making up the earth you're going to stand on.

I deliberately, in a way, went for something that was a huge challenge and was a big period film. I was excited about the canvas on which I could tell the story as much as the story itself.

My dream holiday would be a) a ticket to Amsterdam b) immunity from prosecution and c) a baseball bat.