I went off to fight some battle that I'd invented inside me.

If you love someone, set them free.

You have to be yourself. Stay true to who and what you are. And if people still like you, that's great! If they don't, that's their problem.

I don't think happiness is necessarily the reason we're here. I think we're here to learn and evolve, and the pursuit of knowledge is what alleviates the pain of being human.

I learned to change my accent; in England, your accent identifies you very strongly with a class, and I did not want to be held back.

Turn the clock to zero, honey, we're starting up a brand new day.

I made two movies before The Police had a hit record: I did Quadrophenia and a film called Radio On.