I'm not an academic, but I've always loved poetry since I've been small.

The unknown is always frightening.

I was always in trouble from an early age. I had a fraught relationship with my parents, who were very traditional. Doing plays at school was a joyous release.

I have always loved animals since I was very young.

I never felt at home in London, because people were constantly telling me I didn't belong here, so after a while, you tend to believe that.

Los Angeles is the only place that I can honestly say I have ever called home.