We've got to temper anything we say with that. On the other hand, you've got to be serious about what you do. And you've got to understand the price you pay for frivolity or just for greed - it's a very high price, especially if you're involved in this sacred material, which is about the human heart and human desire and human tragedy.

I want to be paid for my work, not work for my pay.

We're always experiencing joy or sadness. But there are lots of people who've closed down. And there are times in one's life when one has to close down just to regroup.

I don't have any spiritual strategy.

When things get really bad, just raise your glass and stamp your feet and do a little jig. That's about all you can do.

Love is the only engine of survival

My interest in this pack of failures betrays my character.