"I love two flowers in particular, the hibiscus and the poppy, beautiful blooms that die very quickly. For me they ref…"

"Art was around us all the time, on walls, shops signs, in masquerades. I was always drawing or making things out of b…"

"I was working as a freelance graphic artist but got married and had two children – meeting deadlines became very diff…"

"Colours and light have always been a main source of inspiration for me and people and flowers (poppies and hibiscuses…"

"[About Madonna] I disagree. Nor do I agree with the association of Madonna's name with the title of her LP Like a Vir…"

"I could have had a career in cinema. It was difficult to reinvent myself as a singer. I have a weak voice. I can swin…"

"I do yoga and meditation. I'm a vegetarian and I've given up alcohol."

"It's better to be the one who leaves than the one who is left."

"My recurring dream, for many years now, is of a giant wave about to crash onto a beach where I am with a group of fri…"

"I discovered Buddhism during my mother's illness, when I moved to the United States to care for her. It's hard to see…"