I want to move away from sampling records and just have it be quite minimal. I don't want any more hip-hop beats in there.

It's nice to just do my hobby and be able to live.

My uncle was a music producer and even he'd tell me to get a proper job. I tried to get him to give me five grand to make an album - it didn't happen.

I understand people have to go to work and earn money and bring up kids, but I always thought, "Why can't I just do what I want to do?"

I'm a long way off finishing the LP, but I've got an idea in my head of exactly how I want it to look and sound.

Maybe I should disappear and not make anymore music. I mean, I think I'd take it really badly if I got slayed.

I was really into hip-hop as a teenager. I dressed up like Tupac with baggy jeans and a dodgy bandanna around my head. I was pretty confused at that time.

There's just so much stuff that sounds like Flying Lotus now - I really like what he does, but I don't want to be like him. The new stuff is more experimental.

I'm more confident in my music now because people are saying it's good - I'm trying to believe it, but it's very difficult. I don't know if it's going to end in disaster.

I usually find stuff that I hope no one really knows or cares about. If I'm ripping off something that's already brilliant, what's the point?

I have loads of stuff that never came out because I really don't think it's good enough.

I think when people talk about improvising it turns into this silly thing like, "Oh there's like a hula hoop there and I'm like 'Oh what's going on here? Is this a really big ring?'"

Act as if you were already the person you want most to be.

You are worth more than harming yourself

Four things to learn in life: To think clearly without hurry or confusion; To love everybody sincerely; To act in everything with the highest motives; To trust God unhesitatingly.

I'm not running away, I'm moving on.

The best advice I got throughout my career was understanding what my current managers' pains and challenges are - it's not always just about hitting the number.

I do a film because I like the story and I want to give life to a character - I don't necessarily have to agree with the director.

Mrs Thatcher was not lightly bullied.

Nobody gets through life without losing a few things on the way.

I really got into 'The Walking Dead.' That was genius. And I have to say, my husband is on 'Shameless,' and I think it's a brilliant show.