Writing, film, sculpture, music: it's all make-believe, really.

If you believe in what you do and you really want to be in music, just stick at it. It's always a learning process. Enjoy it because I think making music is a privilege, really. In an ideal world, it should also always be fun. As much as possible, make it fun.

I didn't really feel that there were any filler tracks on 'The Red Shoes,' but if I were to do that album now, I wouldn't make it so long.

I was writing from the age of 10, and I was never really into going to discos and dances and stuff. I never told anyone at school that I did that because I feared it would alienate me even more.

My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff.

I used to enjoy bad television, like really bad quiz programmes or sitcoms.