We in the west are seen as godless, as greedy and as uncaring about the suffering of those in the developing world.
We often plough so much energy into the big picture, we forget the pixels.
I don't know if I'd ever sing a whole album because I don't know if I'd want to hear my voice for more than three or four songs.
I never had that wicked stepmother or evil stepfather thing at all. I'm very close to both step-parents and I consider them to be my parents, too.
Being in The Fall isn't like being in another group. It isn't a holiday. A lot of musicians are really hard to deal with. They aren't as smart as me.
I was picked on because I was timid. I had younger sisters; I couldn't turn to them for help. I didn't have an older brother.
'Re-Mit' is going to terrify people. It's quite horrible. The Fall have had enough and we're coming for you.
I was a really crazy kid. I'm still a crazy kid. That's the nice thing about being in a rock band. You can feel 14 forever.
The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.
Dinner is often a stew of beans or legumes, which are awesome for dieting; they give you that meaty satisfaction and both are excellent with whole grain rice or bread.
My parents immigrated from Italy and spent 40 days and 40 stinking nights on a boat so we didn't have to eat things like gizzards.
Aristotle wrote the 'Poetics' 2,400 years ago. It's really an instruction manual for aspiring filmmakers. It's as valid today as it was then.
Everybody I've ever seen live sings out of tune, even the greatest singers in the world. And of course if you make a single nowadays, they'll autotune it anyway.
I've never believed that 'Idol' as a franchise is beholden to any individual because everybody said it would die the minute Simon Cowell left, and it hasn't.
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.
Certain foods no longer agree with me. If I eat French fries, I might feel sick to my stomach.
You know, after all these years, it's just like we are who we are and it's a struggle for me and sometimes I'm heavier and sometimes I'm thinner.
I never hide, when I walk down the street, someone's going to take my picture, that's what I look like.
Was I a perfect gastric-bypass patient? Yes. Was I a perfect gastric-bypass pregnant woman? No. I made a decision to enjoy my pregnancy... So sue me!
The universe lies before you on the floor, in the air, in the mysterious bodies of your dancers, in your mind. From this voyage no one returns poor or weary.
I feel like it's my responsibility and my obligation to stand up and to say that which I believe to be the truth.
