"How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers names."

"War contributes greatly to global warming, which shouldn't surprise us. All those bombs going off, all those rockets, all those planes and helicopters. All that fuel of various kinds being used. It pollutes the air and water of this very fragile and interconnected planet."

"We have to wake up. We have to refuse to be a clone."

"The experience of God, or in any case the possibility of experiencing God, is innate."

"Sundance is weird. The movies are weird - you actually have to think about them when you watch them."

"It is true, there are many bad people; there are more of them than in the past, but that is because there are more people, meaning the population has tripled; there must be three times more bad people."

"My mum brought me up to think that personal happiness is more important than your family."

"I think 'Tap Dogs' has lasted so long because people have a natural interest in tap dancing. This form of dancing can't be dated, it's such an intriguing form of dance because the feet are also an an instrument."