Don't fall for a magic wand, we humans got it all, we perform the miracles.

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.

I wasnt an easy, happy-go-lucky girl because I used to think about everything so much, and I think I probably still do.

What I've tended to do is to use my own experiences to get into someone else's mind, like in Wuthering Heights.

Clothes are such a strong part of who a human being is.

I have intentions as a writer, but people - when they're listening to a track - will take from it what they interpret.

The only person with you all your life is you. Your parents die. Things inside you die — illusions, gushes of personality. Only you can sort yourself out. Yourself may not be all you need, but it’s all you’ve got.