Before the Beatles, songwriters were very anonymous people and nobody paid any attention to them.

Cultural variety is always worth striving for, but must never precede the declaration of human rights.

Before the Beatles, songwriters were very anonymous people and nobody paid any attention to them.

In my career the push has always been to take another step, to try something new.

I believe that religious faith schools are highly dubious.

Every time I sit in the audience and watch a show that I have been involved with, it is such an amazing feeling to see all those people around me, knowing they are actually watching and enjoying something I have written.

The UN declaration on human rights must always be first in line before religion or other cultural habits, in case of any conflict between them.