Planning cities is a necessary but risky business.

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.

You do get scrutinized in the digital age. You know they're zooming in on every pore, which you've got to forget about.

When you fall in love with someone, you're not really changing at all. You're really just reliving something that already happened at some point.

If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state.

I'm partial to a nice cup of vodka. I normally just drink it really simple with a little bit of lemon.

Particularly at the moment, it's an incredibly optimistic thing to bring children into the world.