I don’t take my life seriously, but I do take what I do – in my life – seriously -

Let's face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me.

I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That's how I refuel.

Love does not terrify me. But the going away of it does. I have been made terribly aware of how everything can be wrenched away from you and your life torn apart. If I had known very secure nights all my life, if I had never seen or felt the fear of being tortured or deported or blown up into a million pieces, then I would not fear it.

Who thinks you're as fantastic as your dog does?

Ricorda, se hai bisogno di una mano la troverai alla fine del tuo braccio. Remember, if you need a hand you'll find it at the end of your arm.

For entertainment, a party bears no one in as much as those who are not there. ­