Quotes About Author

Leonard Cohen is probably the greatest lyricist for music that's ever lived, you know?

I don't really care about a song or lyrics; I'm really just interested in the way people emphasize words. That's what makes a strong impact on me.

I'd say most of the rest of the world are bigger Beatles fans than me. They'd know more of the songs and more of the lyrics - I don't really know that stuff. I just respect them.

What I really like to do with my music is these concept stories, and I always like to have some life philosophies in the lyrics.

I have never been embedded with the American army or, you know, with the big war machine.

In 2009, 2010, the Obama people were the ones mad at me.

For 'Mad Men,' we really had to stick to the script, and you want to. It's not like you feel your hand is being forced. The words you get are the words you say.

The best come to Madrid and I would love to play with Neymar.

Madrid is Madrid. There's nothing more to say. It's the biggest team in the world.

Madrid are a great club with some fantastic people and I used to play there.

To me, reading a fashion magazine is the last thing I need to do. I've got books I need to read.

I write for 'Self' magazine sometimes.

I'm obsessed with 'New York' magazine.

I love coming in and changing magazines.

Writing for TV made way more sense than writing for magazines. And by sense, I mean money.

I love going through fashion magazines, love to read - Paulo Coelho is my favourite author.

Truman Capote was a magical, beautiful writer.

I never wanted to be mainstream as a writer, but look at what's happened.

Most of my work has been independent movies outside the mainstream system.

There's a social piece to what's going on in the Sugarland world, but we've never been a band that's political, and I maintain that.

It's not easy making a living as a writer, and for many years I worked at a Waterstones in Dublin. It was a good environment for an aspiring writer, with lots of events and authors appearing.

Early in my career, I was galvanized by a disease that ravaged my country and many others around the world: malaria.

I would say one of my favorite books is 'Blood Brothers,' a documentary about Malcolm X.

I've got the opportunity to manage a big football club, a seriously big football club, and I wasn't going to turn that down.