I don't belong to a church or political party or a group of any kind. I feel that Amnesty International is the most civilized organization in history. Its currency is the written word. Its weapon is the letter; that's why I am a member. I believe in its non-violence; I believe in its effectiveness. Its dignity and its sense of commitment. Its focus on individuals and the concentration and tenacity with which they defend those imprisoned for their ideas has earned it the cautious respect of repressive governments throughout the world.

Let your soul be your pilot.

I want to get old gracefully. I want to have good posture, I want to be healthy and be an example to my children.

When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around.

Nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could, for all those born beneath an angry star, lest we forget how fragile we are.

For to sit in a room full of books, and remember the stories they told you, and to know precisely where each one is located and what was happening in your life at time or where you were when you first read it is the languid and distilled pleasure of the connoisseur.

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