I never dreamed I'd like any city as well as London. San Francisco is exciting, moody, exhilarating. I even love the muted fogs.

Happiness is the absence of suffering. I think it's an interesting way of looking at it. I think the absence of suffering exists very rarely in the world we live in.

I see stardom very clearly as a construct that's been created in order to sell things.

Most of the time I spent in America, I was having a love affair with some American or other. I was just passing through but stayed because of these chaps.

I never will have peace of mind. I'm not constructed that way. Some things in life can be horrible.

I remember becoming aware of women's issues and inequality. It became glaringly clear to me when I was living in America that women are regarded as less intelligent than men.

Some people enjoy celebrity. I admire those who do, because if you're going to go through it, you might as well enjoy it.