It's really wonderful to be able to be nobody, and then have a moment when I can be somebody, and then go right back to being nobody again.

Have I been wrong? Have I been wise to shut my eyes?

I think of myself as a musician and not a celebrity. Celebrity status is something you have to deliberately pursue - I couldn't imagine myself seeking that.

Literature gives us a window into other people's experiences in other places, in other times, so I thought it would be really interesting to investigate how different people had written about motherhood, and childhood.

I don't want to live in a culture of despair. I'd like to live in a culture of hope.

Im going to be shaking my booty when Im 55.

I've had a large gay following for many years and have been quite aware of that.