I'm always keen to head to where the greatest gravitation pull is tugging me.

I did my very first film with Kirk in Detective Story when he was the greatest, greatest star in the world. I fell in love with him, had a crush on him then.

There's nothing more painful than something that's superficially upbeat but you can kind of tell behind it that there's a cynicism, or even a bitterness.

I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery.

Pirates have always fascinated me.

For me the greatest beauty always lies in the greatest clarity.