I think that my work is my attempt, I suppose, is to try and become a piece of connective tissue. I'm trying to communicate with people here and in America - in rich countries - about what I see on the ground in badly affected areas

The insanity of consumption bothers me. Talk about the opiate of the masses. It ain't religion anymore. It's stuff.

I think books are like people, in the sense that they'll turn up in your life when you most need them. I firmly believe there are books whose greatness actually enables you to live, to do something. And sometimes, human beings need story and narrative more than they need nourishment and food.

I've never been on the cover of Empire. I'm very bitter. I've got an award but now I feel sad and cross.

We all need somewhere where we feel safe

But certainly in Uganda, Mozambique and South Africa, people don't really talk about sex and certainly religious leaders - some of them - up to now have been very unwilling to accept, for instance, the promotion of condom use

What was important was trying to create something that families could watch together and enjoy together