Certain stories that you want to see resolve in certain ways are, and some aren't, but that's life.

I'd love to retire somewhere like Winchester, where you have one foot on the pavement but a sense of being in the country as well.

When you are in the eye of the storm, you are often not aware of the whiplash around you.

To go to the White House is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In fact, the building is not that big.

I've often been the guy who doesn't get the girl.

At 19, you know everything; by the time you're 40, you haven't got a clue.

I always try to look for the best in most places.

The press mainly want to destroy a program by revealing what's coming up. For some reason, soaps like doing that.

After World War II, the major estates really did collapse.

Everyone at some point in their lives feels excluded and misunderstood.

In Britain, the press want to kill a show by revealing what's coming up and spoiling the pleasure.

All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. Then, even the holiest of words are only words.

A mind is like a puzzle

Originality is the best form of rebellion.

It all comes down to the written word and just how comfortable I am writing them.

I'm not perfect and the older I get the more I realise that.

In jealousy there is more of self-love than love.

For things to change, YOU have to change. For things to get better, YOU have to get better. For things to improve, YOU have to improve. When YOU grow, EVERYTHING in your life grows with you.

The thing about secrets is they keep you in a prison. Once you share, WHOOSH, there is a release.

Our job is like a baker's work - his rolls are tasty as long as they're fresh; after two days they're stale; after a week, they're covered with mould and fit only to be thrown out.

Artists are people who create beauty. That's the bottom line.