I would surround myself with people who know what they're doing.
I just like to take my time, have a cup of tea and read the paper. I don't like starting the day in a panic.
I love contemporary art, although I wouldn't want a pickled shark in my house.
I love reading. I'm very much into history, novels, biographies and I have a wide range of thrillers.
I'm with people all the time so I often go away on my own.
A good show makes me happy. It's a great sensation. If you could capture a great atmosphere and do it every time, that would be amazing.
When people feel threatened by you, they find something that is belittling.
I grew up very modest, and I never forget that.
Anything that kills hope is a sin
In the ill-judged execution of the well-judged plan of things the call seldom produces the comer, the man to love rarely coincides with the hour for loving. Nature does not often say 'See!' to her poor creature at a time when seeing can lead to happy doing; or reply 'Here!' to a body's cry of 'Where?' till the hide-and-seek has become an irksome outworn game.
Writing in journalism teaches you to be very comfortable taking criticism, being edited, and rewriting.