I never get bored. There isn't enough time in the day for me.

If I'd been four feet tall and fifteen stone, I would certainly not have followed the same career

I feel happy and secure when I'm on my bed with a good book... I forget everything which is terrible in our world.

When I write, it is always the melody that comes first, and it just happens to be the case that the most beautiful tunes are sad, and the lyrics follow the mood of the melody.

I never get bored. There isn't enough time in the day for me.