Publishers send me a lot of first novels because my first novel was the defining novel of my career, and I guess a lot of people want my benediction or something.

I don't think I found my voice until I reached New York. I suppose it's possible I would have had some kind of different literary career if I had not discovered New York.

I envy those writers who outline their novels, who know where they're going. But I find writing is a process of discovery.

Anybody who becomes a movie star becomes successful at projecting a certain image to the public.

I want to show the world that we have the best fighters. Our motto is, 'Death is better than second place.'

The world is put back by the death of every one who has to sacrifice the development of his or her peculiar gifts to conventionality.

Opera tells stories that all ages can relate to: love, death, revenge, etc.

I never really got on that well with Yoko anyway. Strangely enough, I only started to get to know her after John's death.