Afghanistan is just one of those countries that no group can conquer. It's so challenging to live, and the people are so close among their own tribes, their own groups, that you can't rule them all, you can't get an accord from all of them.

Everyone needs to take a vacation from the sort of automatic things you do.

I realized the more fun I had, the more relaxed I was working, the better I worked.

While I have felt lonely many times in my life, the oddest feeling of all was after my mother, Lucille, died. My father had already died, but I always had some attachment to our big family while she was alive. It seems strange to say now that I felt so lonely, yet I did.

The cool part about naming your kid is you don’t have to add six numbers to make sure the name is available.

People say I'm difficult and sometimes that's a badge of honour.

We're born alone. We do need each other. It's lonely to really effectively live your life, and anyone you can get help from or give help to; that's part of your obligation.