The kind of poetry to avoid in the pretty-pretty kind that pleased our grandmothers, the kind that Longfellow and Tennyson, good poets at their best, wrote at their worst.

Reading to small children is a specialty.

Don't be afraid of poetry.

Words are water in this city. One drop of rumour could drown us.

I don't answer. I shut my eyes and hold my breath and hope whoever it is will think I'm not here and go home.

The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it.

Damn it, there are so many idiots whose asses I have to kick! I'll have to start carrying a list just to keep track of 'em all!

I'm incredibly proud of 'Life On Mars' and 'Doctor Who.' They're just a blast to do.

There has been a fundamental paradigm shift. Today's customer expectations are: If i can imagine it, it simply has to be there; if not, I'll invent it myself'

In case you're wondering whether I lip synch, the answer is no... people think so because I sound so good.

Ive done a dozen or two dozen infomercials.

You play your character and it isn't right to step out of it. You have to stay in that character.

I've developed a karaoke habit. I've become a crooner.