Scientology always makes me think of that movie 'V' where that woman takes off her mask of human flesh to reveal her true, alien self.

I'd had my time in the charts and made loads of money. I was no longer hungry for success.

I'm a person who tries not to have regrets.

I don't trust politicians. I think that by the time they've made it, with the concessions they've had to make in that position, I don't believe they still have the beliefs they had at the root.

I had my 15 minutes of being the new boy of pop, like lots of people before and after me. Overnight, everyone starts treating you differently, and perceives you differently.

I do have a thing for eating out; that's one of life's great middle-age pleasures.

I must admit, the constant invasion of privacy was becoming a real concern. Ive been asked for autographs while Ive been doing laps in the pool and even in the toilet!

Id been bumming around in bands since my school days.

You can't explain the feeling of singing hit songs to an audience - it's like being a genuine sports star at the peak of their powers.

I started out as a drummer, and now play with a back-to-basics rock band called the 'Luddites.' I'm happiest when I'm behind the kit.

Dont expect fame to come overnight. That filtered through to me in my own career. Look at Madonna: shes not the best singer in the world, but shes got where she has through hard work.

What’s the use of writing poetry for your peers? I don’t think I should sell my poetry to other poets. If that’s who my audience is, I’m dead, I’m not going to make any money.

One of Sir Topher's rules was to never indulge in sentimentality, never return for what was left behind.

I wrote for twelve years and collected 250 rejection slips before getting any fiction published so I guess outside reinforcement isn't all that important to me.

I'm endlessly fascinated by parenting, marriage, my wife and the ins and outs of marriage.

The minds of different generations are as impenetrable one by the other as are the monads of Leibniz.

I'm sorry about the dinner." "Best date ever. Well, until people died and vampires showed up. But before that it was awesome.

Im a typical Capricorn. Im hardworking, loyal, sometimes stubborn, and I dont believe in astrology.

The beauty of balance is that I can do it all and not feel bad about my choices, because every moment is an opportunity to start all over again

Anyone who loves needs to know both how to lose himself and how to find himself.

Your hand opens and closes and opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralyzed.