Tim Winton

'I don't see optimism as an emotional state or an emotional dispensation. It's a discipline that you adopt because the alternative is despair.'' Tim Winton

Matt Berninger

"I passed Leonard Cohen between two tents at a festival in Barcelona and he complimented my hat. Those were the only words he said to me: 'Nice hat', so that was a big moment for me. In reality though, it was a stupid looking hat. I wore it for a few days, Leonard Cohen says, 'Nice hat,' then I get home, my wife sees it, and says, 'You look like an idiot.''" Matt Berninger

Garrison Keillor

"A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together." Garrison Keillor

Peter Sellers

"I writhe when I see myself on the screen. I'm such a dreadfully clumsy hulking image. I say to myself, 'Why doesn't he get off? Why doesn't he get off?' I mean, I look like such an idiot... I must stop thinking about it, otherwise I shan't be able to go on working." Peter Sellers

Emmylou Harris

"The only time I ever appeared in the 'Enquirer' was for a piece about people who let their hair grow gray. I guess I'm not much of a wild child." Emmylou Harris

Wayne Coyne

"Most of the coolest people you'll ever talk to will get down to the most basic thing that we all share: just gossipy, funny bullshit. I've realised that's where the truth lies. The bullshit is the truth." Wayne Coyne

Spike Milligan

"The cliche is the handrail of the crippled mind." Spike Milligan

Martin Freeman

"I was quite fetishistic about forcing my tastes onto people. You're basically finding out if she's going to be a runner or not. 'If you like these songs then we've got hope, but if you don't then it might be a short-lived thing.'" Martin Freeman

Idris Elba

"Do you think I'm terrifying? I always wondered about that." Idris Elba

Kim Deal

"It was a town of hair metal and we hated it. Girls were supposed to be sexy whores in white pants – they weren't allowed to rock... We played in bars and ignored what people said. After all, we knew that the people who thought they were badass didn't rock at all." Kim Deal