My nature is to provoke, that's true. I can't help myself. But it's always with good intentions.

If the land of make believe is inside your heart it will never leave.

You don't have to have a language in common with someone for a sexual rapport. But it helps if the language you don't understand is Italian.

Everyone has a self-destructive nature in them. It's whether you feed it or not. You don't have to be a pop star to feel connected to destruction or self-destruction. But self-destruction is self-obsession, and self-obsession is not really possible if you're engaged in raising children. And if you have a spiritual life, you're constantly being asked to see yourself as one small fragment in the bigger picture.

Having children made me go down a road of serious introspection and self-examination. I think it's informed and hopefully enhanced my creativity.

Ever since my daughter was born I feel the fleetingness of time. And I don't want to waste it on getting the perfect lip color.

Education is not a luxury, it is a basic human right.