My Definition Of Success Is Control.

In The Hands Of A Great Poet, Words Have Ways Of Affecting Us In Ways We Don't Understand.

Friendship Is One Of The Most Tangible Things In A World Which Offers Fewer And Fewer Supports.

I Feel More Irish Than English. I Feel Freer Than British, More Visceral, With A Love Of Language. Shot Through With Fire In Some Way. That's Why I Resist Being Appropriated As The Current Repository Of Shakespeare On The Planet. That Would Mean I'm Part Of The English Cultural Elite, And I Am Utterly Ill-fitted To Be.

It's No Accident That Cinderella Has Been In The Culture For Thousands Of Years, And In Cross Cultures. I've Traveled A Bit Recently, And In Russia, They Completely Believe They Own This Tale. And In Italy, They Feel It Absolutely Is Part Of Who They Are. There Is A Timeless Web To It.

The Ferocity Of Passion That Is Engendered By People When They Don't Like What You've Done Is Really Tremendous. It's Intense.