I'm very relaxed. I have a family, I have a partner of 20 years, I have a wonderful life; nothing could be better.

He [george W. Bush] lived up - well, he was someone that I wouldn't have voted for. His policies were not mine.

I loathe gardening, but I love gardens, and I have two beautiful gardens. I can not bear gardening, but I love gardens.

I'm so proud to be on a Kate Bush record; she's always marched to the beat of her own drum.

Some kneel and lie to God.

That's just a part of being an artist: you can't write great stuff all the time, because if you did, then you'd be inhuman. The human side of people is that sometimes they fail.

I'll even pay sometimes for a woman that's ugly.