I’m actually trying to make sense of the world. There’s nothing cynical or absurd in what I do.

…what splendid dreams young people build upon a word, and how bitter is the pain when the bright bubbles burst.

Let's just say he has too many pigeons on his antenna.

I'm an American. We've translated democracy and brotherhood and equality into enterprise and opportunity and success - and that's getting Americanised.

I've always been petrified of working for a boss who I didn't like but who I was in fear of, because I wanted my salary.

The whole dating ritual was different when I was a kid. Girls got pinned, not nailed.

The primary declaration of Christianity is not "This do!" but "This happened!

A poet is not something you become; a poet is something you are.

'Fringe' is essentially a love story, so the scenes where Walter had close connection with Peter, but also with Anna's character or Jasika's character, were very special to me.

People can't see what's in your heart - they can only see what you do.

The fact is that Margaret Thatcher was never really a Conservative.