I've learned you can't take any steps to protect any art. It is so vulnerable.

School was a very cruel environment and I was a loner. But I learnt to get hurt and I learnt to cope with it.

Whatever is going on in your life when you're writing has to somehow seep into your work.

I think we're all a party to this information all the time. It's every day, in a way we probably weren't a few years ago. We're more informed, which is a good thing because war is always there somewhere on the planet.

Comedy is a very big part of the English culture, the sense of humor; it's a very dominant trait.

However, if I ever were in a position to choose who would play me, I think I'd choose Johnny Depp.

The great thing about art on any level is that it can speak to all people if it's achieved properly.