You'll never know that you had all of me. You'll never know the poetry you've stirred in me.

When I'm writing I've been playing something for a couple of hours and I'm almost in a trance. At two or three in the morning you can actually see bits inspiration floating about and grab them.

I love words, I think they're fascinating and incredibly wonderful things and part of the joy of my work is that I not only get to work with music but also with words. Sometimes it's a difficult process but a lot of the time it's really fun.

When I've heard a piece of music or seen a painting that moves me, it gives me something.

Everyone of us has a heaven inside.

I don't think it's a very nice idea [making biopic] at all. I don't think my life is that interesting.

My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff. He was really a hugely encouraging force to me when I was little.