If you really want to define civilization it should be a culture that doesn't destroy its environment. If you burn down the kitchen one day and expect to eat the next, it is not even intelligent, let alone civilized.

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

It's never easy to write a song. It's the most difficult thing I do.

My comfortable existence is reduced to a shallow meaningless party.

My logic's been drowned in a sea of emotion.

Hell is full of high court judges.

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