At the risk of sounding pedestrian, I'll be completely honest: the first thing I do in the morning is check Google News, partially because it seems sort of random and unbiased and partially because I tend to stay in hotels that don't necessarily have the fastest Internet connections.

I feel that one of the reasons Brexit happened was that people stayed at home rather than going to the polls.

Never have public feuds with anyone who's surrounded by people who carry guns.

When I listen to gospel singers pouring their heart out to God, it's the act of pouring their hearts out that interests me.

I'd strike the sun if it insulted me.

I'm a terrible cook, so I usually eat out with friends.

I wasn't raised Catholic; I just really like the image of a neutral and benign Mary floating around somewhere, being nice to people.