The West has always been the epicentre of possibility. One of the ways we forge against mortality is to head west. It's to do with catching the sun before it slips behind the horizon.

I come from not just a household but a country where the finesse of language, well-balanced sentence, structure, syntax, these things are driven into us, and my parents, bless them, are great custodians of the English language.

A voice is such a deep, personal reflection of character.

I'm not really a storyteller myself - I tend to get all tangled up when I try and tell stories.

At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the work that I would have to do.

The whole thing of weight, I guess it's because there is a wider fascination we all have with weight.

A lot of guys in jail tattoo their hands.