I like the connection with fans and people who have been supportive of me. And I love the idea of real feedback and a two-way street, which is very, very modern.

So much is said with the electricity of the eyes, the intensity of a whisper. Less is more.

The public library is more than a repository of books. It's a mysterious, wondrous place with the power to change lives.

What do you expect me to do? Sleep alone?

I have been supremely lucky in my life in that I have known great love, and of course I am the temporary custodian of some incredible and beautiful things.

Sometimes I think we know too much about our idols and that spoils the dream.

I used to think that drinking would help my shyness, but all it did was exaggerate all the negative qualities.