I'm a bit of a nerd, I wouldn't mind working in a shop selling records, or having a radio show where I could play obscure singles.

Feminists bore me to death. I follow my instinct and if that supports young girls in any way, great. But I'd rather they saw it more as a lesson about following their own instincts rather than imitating somebody.

As a singer-songwriter, what I do is write about how the human feels.

I was very aware when I went to the Academy Awards that it would probably be my first and last time. So I thought my input should really be about fertility, and I thought I'd bring some eggs.

People are always asking me about eskimos, but there are no eskimos in Iceland.

There's something about the rhythm of walking, how, after about an hour and a half, the mind and body can't help getting in sync.

If I had a philosophy, it's that I support the beautiful side of anarchy.