Each phase of the transformation process has distinct milestones, is progressive, and is not revisited.

Transformation begins in the darkness of your unconscious with the notion of something you can become.

Transformation is an ongoing process that tends to appear ordinary, when, in fact, something extraordinary is taking place.

Whether your transformation happens through trauma, surprise, or intention, the process begins because of a growing need for change.

Boys play with death as though it were a game, cutting their teeth on daggers.

Every thought is a potential reality.

In other words, a democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.

There is life or death in words.

Coming out is a means of redefining oneself, of claiming membership in a lifestyle and a social order with distinct values. Chief among these values is honesty.

There was a big question as to whether or not different generations have grown up differently

My first record was about childhood. There were a lot of nursery rhyme and fairytale references; it was all about being naive.

I actually think Johannesburg represents the future. My version of what I think the world is going to become looks like Johannesburg.

If you want to be like the greats, you learn from the greats.

I was so glad I did Beauty and the Beast. I always wanted to act, and if the bankruptcy thing hadn't happened, I wouldn't have started acting.