I feel so grateful to my mother and father for a happy childhood. There are things I now understand that they were able to give me that are very special.

Once you've seen certain things, the moral compunction drives you to act.

I think the early years, the first decade of your life, is the most formative in a way.

I wish I hadn't worked so hard; I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me; I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings; I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends; and I wish I had let myself be happier. It's an extraordinary list of getting in your own way, isn't it?

You've got to do something, even if it's just to kick-start the day. I use music. And running.

Every time you consider a job, you have to check in with your inner compass and say, ‘Does this fit in with how I see what the work is for? Is this going to be something interesting and valuable to contribute to the world?’

The dream is to keep surprising yourself, never mind the audience.