I am just trying to keep it real.

I dress in a sophisticated and classy way - I always dress in a way I know my mother wouldn't be embarrassed to see.

Ice cream is my comfort food.

Good music shouldn't have a shelf life.

I did my dissertation on Kafka.

I love Barbra Streisand and Sade who've both had careers in soul and I want my music to have that timeless quality that isn't necessarily now.

If I make a song where I'm happy, I sound completely mad - I think my voice is better-suited for sadder songs.

My grandfather was a Russian-Jewish immigrant who lived in Northern Ireland and apparently when he sang in the synagogue he made everyone cry.

I like how strong Sade is and how she doesn't give away too much.

I want to be as feminine and classic as possible.

Dance music has pushed its way into the mainstream. Which is good for me.

If Christ taught us anything it is this -- not to let our fear of death keep us from doing the good thing.

the past is the pastthink about now. not the past.we need to move on.

On quantum theory I use up more brain grease (rough translation of German idiom) than on relativity.

I've played a lot of parts. But I don't look at my feeling is that this is a job. It's given me a good living.

Throw yourself wholeheartedly into your work; the more you enjoy it, the better you get.

Trying to make it from the bottom. His sins Feeling as hard as Vince Carter's knee cartilage is.

Any real accomplishment in the world reflects the efforts of a lot of people. . . . For an individual to claim personal responsibility was the height of arrogance.

Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.

If you follow your passion, the world will follow yours.