I'm not interested in playing characters who see the world through my prism. I think the journey of understanding any character is to see how they tick and how they differ from you.

To those who voted for me, thank you. And to those who didn't, better luck next year!

After a run of several night events, you begin to appreciate the solitude and the quiet backstage.

My kids don't watch any TV, but they watch videos and films. I'm sure they watch it at friends' houses.

I think we should stop drinking bottled water. There's no need to be drinking it if you're living in western communities.

When you go to a concert, part of being there is that you're all hearing the same thing. It's about being in a crowd. If you go to a gig and there are two people there, then it's not the same thing.

Art civilizes us and it connects us and activates us. And so it's really important to connect with compassion, with stories about people who are different from us.