Possibly the fact that I was physically quite feeble, a relatively short little fellow, attracted me to that idea of a very authoritative and aggressive version of Conservative politics.
My father is quite conservative and religious, and he's been wanting me to get married since I was 15.
My parents split when I was 13. For a youngster, it's quite devastating. One minute you're all happy families, then everything changes.
The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never did me the smallest favor.
I find being Irish quite a wearing thing. It takes so much work because it is a social construction. People think you are going to be this, this, and this.
In my books you have to concentrate, but I work hard to make it that, when you do, the rewards are quite high.
I've always been a strong feminist and felt that the image of models was detrimental to women. That whole thing really bothered me. I would think about quitting about once a week.
The lights disappear, The elevator shudders, Stalls, Quits. All in the same nanosecond. All that exists is darkness so thick I can't think, And Travis so close I can't breathe.
Is it still cool to go to the mall?' she asked. 'I take quite a lot of pride in not knowing what's cool,' I answered.
In some peculiar way, indeed, the rules were now beginning to seem quite logical. It was then I knew that I had been in India long enough.
I quit because I was good, and when you’re good and a girl at something, you should be suspicious.’ ‘Of what?’ ‘Of what part of yourself you didn’t know you were selling.
I am concerned with facts of quite unverifiable intrinsic value, but which, by their absolutely unexpected violently fortuitous character, and the kind of associations of suspect ideas they provoke.
I dreamt of bears so vividly that I woke with a furry death hug at my throat, but feeling quite refreshed.
I have always been quite good at falling in love, but I don’t pretend to know anything about literal happily ever afters.
I've had quite enough danger for a while I think. I might have some more when I'm thirteen, but definitely not before then...
I love to get a massage but I'm quite a baby with it. I don't like them too hard or anyone walking on me or anything. When it's good, it's the best thing ever. When it's bad, it's an hour of absolute agony.
I think my films are always quite self-reflexive and always question 'why am I doing this, is this the right way to do it, what is cinema for, does it have a purpose?'
In order to make my solo shows as interesting as possible, I moved songs onto very different instruments so that I was moving instruments quite a lot during the set.
When I was young, I knew William Burroughs really well. And William's secret desire, which he never quite did, was to write a straightforward detective novel.
I quite enjoy cooking but I'm not consistent. I can't follow the recipe book. If something goes well, I'll never make it again, which is completely stupid. It's a one-shot kind of deal.
I have a problem with telling jokes about physics. Quite often the audience have no idea what you are talking about and, to be honest, I don't know what I'm talking about either.
