An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.

Kylie Minogue is the greatest thing that has happened to Australian music.

I have a particular dislike for children's films. I'm way past the novelty aspect.

I have to be able to pull you in. How can I diversify my audiences? What role do I have to play to be part of that shift? I have to take that seriously.

The concept of God in America is very different than it is in England. Because we see the horrendous outcome of religion as being an American thing, in which the name of God has been hijacked by a gang of psychopaths and bullies and homophobes, and the name of God has been used for their own twisted agendas.

I don't believe in an interventionist God

Sometimes the song isn't strong enough to contain the fiction, because memories are fictions.