To most the end comes as naturally and simply as sleep.
The secret for an artist is to make that a subject and not bang your head against the wall and give up. But to turn it into and treat the new subject matter, which is one's own vanishing.
I actually didn't like that feeling of being out of touch because what I do depends on being in touch. But it's fun to talk about. That's one of the real dangers of drugs: they're too much fun to talk about.
The inevitable effect of a biographer's hindsight is to belittle the subject's foresight.
In Italy, for the same price as a typical British hamburger meal including sweet, a builder's labourer could eat like a king - rather better in fact, because pasta dishes gain from being kept simple.
I was a big pothead for a short period. That was what ticked me off that I shouldn't go near hard drugs, actually, because I would consume the stuff as if it was going out of style and it rapidly occurred to me that if I ever tried a hard drug, the same thing would happen, so I never did.
They had a. . . dog called Bluey. A know psychopath, Bluey would attack himself if nothing else was available.
The only negative thing is that I got into acting thinking, "One day I'll be a cowboy, the next day I'll be an astronaut. Maybe I'll be a fireman. " It seems that I'm destined to play smart people in suits. I'd rather have that than no niche.
You just have to try and keep on grinding and hope that things will turn around eventually.
I don't remember ordering the bride of an evil maniac," said Magnus. "It was definitely beef and broccoli. What about you, Tessa? Did you order the bride of an evil maniac?
And I have no doubt that the American people generally believe the world is safer, and that we are safer, when we are stronger