You're making a big mistake if you think that you can beat me.

If you devote yourself entirely to a pursuit, there is no way you cannot find beauty and fulfillment.

The feeling of New Orleans is so pervasive. It's such a strange and decadent and enchanted embrace that that city has. There's a dark magic present. It's no wonder that it's been the hot bed for so much vampiric folklore. The city has got an ancient quality. It's one of the oldest cities in North America.

As lovely as people are to me about my performance, I'm still a huge critic. I like very little of what I ever do.

New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.

I moved to New Zealand from Winnipeg when I was almost five. I hated it. It was to a city in the south of New Zealand called Invercargill and there was constant rain. There was a depressing sensation in the air.

If you do your work, eventually there will be a spark. A fire. A blaze.