Ahmir Thompson (Questlove)

"If you tell me to take an orchestra and do an impressionist turn-of-the-century Debussy or Stravinsky, and to incorporate some jazz and to do a hip-hop rhyme in 7/8 meter and to do it in 14 minutes, I can do that in my sleep. But if you tell me to colour within the lines and produce a simple, effective three-minute pop song, you would discover me nine hours later on the floor with my hair out of my head and blood on the floor.” Ahmir Questlove Thompson

James Spader

"I’m most drawn to characters who are compelling and repellant at the same time, very often right at the same moment, and who are frightening and funny all at once." James Spader

Justin Townes Earle

“You can’t get in trouble when you’re reading a book.” Justin Townes Earle

Claire Denis

"There's not much violence in my film but what there is springs from something very deep. I would say it's about love in a way. And what happens when you tangle with something that is stronger than you are." Claire Denis

Amelia Earhart

"In my life I had come to realize that when things were going very well indeed it was just the time to anticipate trouble. And, conversely, I learned from pleasant experience that at the most despairing crisis, when all looked sour beyond words, some delightful "break" was apt to lurk just around the corner." Amelia Earhart

Charlotte Rampling

"By trying to control everything we become very neurotic, more and more desperate. It's a huge tragic thing." Charlotte Rampling

Ali Smith

"Stories can change lives if we're not careful. They will come in and take the shirts off our backs. Tell the right stories and we live better lives." Ali Smith