"I don't necessarily need Hollywood."

“As you get to know me, you kind of figure me out, that I'm not as probably as bad of a guy that I've been reported to be. I'm not that jerk.”

“The Flaming Lips have been on Warner Bros. forever, and certainly everything I heard growing up was on a major label in some way, from the Cure to Radiohead to Bjork.”

Source : "Arcade Fire". Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. October 4, 2010.

“I feel as though I never had choice not to be a writer. I feel in my heart of hearts that writing chose me and this is what I must do. I have no choice but to write, and to write, and to write, because my very life depends on it. And to assume that, of course, everyone in the entire universe wants to read what I've written.”

Source : Source: www.teachingbooks.net

“I think ... that things are a little bit up for grabs right now...”

“Let me die the moment my love dies. Let me not outlive my own capacity to love. Let me die still loving, and so, never die.”

Source : Mary Zimmerman, David R. Slavitt (2002). “Metamorphoses: A Play”, p.83, Northwestern University Press

“In art, the only one who really knows whether what you've done is honest is the artist.”

“What happens is fact, not truth. Truth is what we think about what happens.”

Source : Robert McKee (2010). “Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting”, p.25, Harper Collins

“I have witnessed first-hand how the power of sport can positively impact the lives of wounded, injured and sick Servicemen and women in their journey of recovery. The Invictus Games will focus on what they can achieve post injury and celebrate their fighting spirit, through an inclusive sporting competition that recognises the sacrifice they have made. I am extremely proud that we are bringing an event like this to the UK for the first time and believe it can have a long lasting impact on the well-being of those who have served their nations so bravely.”

Source : "Prince Harry launches new Paralympic-style sporting championship for injured servicemen and women" by Nigel Atkins, www.mirror.co.uk. March 06, 2014.