"Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence."

"To some extent I happily don't know what I'm doing. I feel that it's an artist's responsibility to trust that."

"Ninety percent of all music is always crap, and when too many people decide they're going to have guitar bands, then ninety percent of them are going to be crap. It's just a given law."

"I don't listen to the radio very much, but that could be because I don't have a car."

"If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?"

"My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people."

"In times of conflict, war, poverty or religious fundamentalism, women and children are the first and most numerous victims. Women need all their courage today."

"To conquer fear is to realize that every ending is merely a new beginning in disguise."