In the same way, there is some creature gnawing away inside of me, urging me to do things in different ways.

What are children anyway? Midget drunks. They greet you in the morning by kneeing you in the face and talking gibberish. They can't even walk straight.

I always try to address where I am. I'll talk to the people and try to find out what it is about that particular place that makes it distinct from everywhere else.

You achieve the surreal jokes through the realism by making it elastic.

I have used that song ["50ft Queenie"] and I'm a big PJ Harvey fan. I think she's fantastic.

In my personal life, my family makes me laugh more than anybody; I think that is the same for everybody. I certainly hope it is.

You’re not going to learn anything if you’re not prepared to go flat, so I’m very happy to go flat.