I think of myself as being quite affable, approachable, fairly easy to get to know.

I think everybody carries a slight sense of being different, and I know that it comes very naturally to me.

I've discovered I am quite a puritanical person.

I think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation.

I think people are so immersed in the anti-Scientology mindset by consuming tabloid media and stories about space aliens. It's baffling. When I say I want to see a more positive side of the church, all I'm saying is I want to get past these headlines that talk about aliens and Tom Cruise jumping on a sofa.

Sometimes people think I'm sort of a Machiavelli who is thinking, 'How can I disarm people? I know: I'll create a persona; I'll get some spectacles, and when I meet you, I'll say, 'How are you doing?' And I will be very unassuming and polite and never get angry.'