I'm a kind of hard-wired pessimist. I can't help but see the world in a certain kind of way.

Songwriting, I have to take myself away from everybody to do. It's an unsightly act.

After a while, you just don't do things you don't wanna do - that's the great freedom you get, the older you get. You learn what to do and what not to do, and what will be a waste of time and what won't be a waste of time.

My biggest fear is losing memory because memory is what we are. Your very soul and your very reason to be alive is tied up in memory.

We are still struggling with people who don't feel comfortable going into museums. As a visual artist I ask how artists can be part of enacting a change.

A is for Answering all your prayers, N is for kNowing that your loverman's going to be the answer.

I've always worn suits. To me they're a very practical kind of thing to wear. You put one on and don't really have to think about what you're going to wear.