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Relationships, like cars, should undergo regular services to make sure they are still roadworthy. ”
In our world of rampant 'individualisation', relationships are mixed blessings. They vacillate between a sweet dream and a nightmare, and there is no telling when one turns into the other. ”
Human attention tends to be focused on the satisfactions relationships are hoped to bring, precisely because somehow they have not been truly satisfactory. And if they do satisfy, the price of this satisfaction has often been found to be unacceptable. ”
The only time a friend has ever helped me in the industry was how I got my first job - that was through Mike Figgis. ”
Critics do their job, and I take their criticism seriously. ”
My parents had chosen the medical profession for me. I even studied a few semesters at St Xavier's College, but at the back of my mind, I always wanted to be a musician like my father. ”
If you can make a character likable that's not very nice, that's the challenge of the job. ”
The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job. ”
The first job I ever had was singing in a jazz club when I was like 15 with my friend, and we earned like 70 bucks. We were like, 'Oh my God!' ”
I put myself out there; it's part of my job, and I get it: people will attack me. At first I was thrown off, but now I have a pretty thick skin about it. ”