Memories are like mercury. Every time you sort of try to get near them, they slip out of your hand like a bar of soap.

I practice stoic philosophy. As a human being, you may have emotions, but these don't need to affect your soul. The two are not one.

Nothing terrifies me more than being social.

There hasn't been anything real since grunge. That was the last movement led by music or an art form.

I've been really upset sometimes when I've been misquoted. And it's the one thing they use in big print. Or it's taken out of context. Thoughts are fluid and words are sticky. That's the thing.

I'm normally late, so I just kind of throw on the sort of thing that's at hand. And then I'll go through phases of wearing the same thing again and again and again - and my wardrobe is mainly about black and white, so it goes together. I'll play with certain elements, but I don't really think about it too much.

I've always been more slight, and I've always sort of felt that I needed to be protected, especially with so many rowdy brothers and sisters.

I don't tell anybody else what to wear. I would never dream of it.

I never read gossip press. I just read books. And I never switch on the TV anymore.

I treat clothing or a piece of jewelry like it was a piece of art, even though people who collect clothes get a bad rap because they're told it's all vanity.

I really don't understand the idea of a celebrity stylist. Is it a real job? I know there's unemployment, but frankly the railways need to be fixed, too.

People always assume I don't need to work for money, but my divorce settlement was not as much as it's always reported to be.

If I eat, I can't work. I'll eat when I'm dead.

I have a four-and-a-half-, nearly five-octave range. I probably should have had extra lessons as a child, as I am certain my family heard my potential, but I didn't. I was in the choir as a schoolgirl, but really, it is all self-taught.

Holding a note is a very difficult thing - you have to use your whole body to achieve a perfect pitch.

Seasons are really annoying. You get a really great pair of shoes or a beautiful pair of boots, and then you try to get them again four months later, and they say, 'Oh no, that was last season.'

I hate the idea of making any of my children into a mini-me. That would be terrible.

If you go into a relationship when you're 16, you've got no baggage.

Human beings all mimic each other.

I play piano and I sing. But I do that for fun. I mean, I do everything for fun.

Switch off reality TV! I've only ever been able watch about 30 seconds of it.

Writing is a funny thing. It's not like you're working on a schedule. It comes in fits and starts.

From 1989 to 2000, I was focusing in on my children. I hadn't realized the world had changed a lot. AIDS had happened, for starters, and so many people in the arts died or were affected.

There are a lot of people who do a lot of things to be outrageous with fashion, hair or makeup.

I don't like to look at myself in the mirror, which is why my eye makeup is always crooked.

My life has always somehow been played out in a minor key, unresolved. Art somehow resolves things for me.

Oh, I love tea. I have to take tea bags wherever I go.

You can tell the state of civilization by the way people dress. If the people who fought two World Wars came back to 2010 and saw all of us running around in tracksuits, what would they think? It is just about being sloppy.

My style is difficult to contain in a sentence; it's ever evolving. Generally I'm drawn to clean cuts and avoid patterns. I tend to choose structure and block colors, but these are all just loose guidelines.

Fantasy appeals to me and can be very much reflected in my dress - but then, each day is different. Not every day is a magical day.

I think it's beautiful to be able to cover yourself in metal. I love the color and the way it reflects. But it is also a protection.