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" I'm not religious, and I'm not a Christian, but I do reserve the right to believe in the possibility of a god. "

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" It's always a pleasure on a personal note for me to come back to Australia. "

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" Most of my ideals and stuff really come from my mother. "

" One of my big fears is drying up, and the more I create, the more I feel myself shrinking beneath the backlog of work I've done. "

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" People think I'm a miserable sod but it's only because I get asked such bloody miserable questions. "

" There's an element to songwriting that I can't explain, that comes from somewhere else. I can't explain that dividing line between nothing and something that happens within a song, where you have absolutely nothing, and then suddenly you have something. It's like the origin of the universe. "

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" I think it's a part of us as human beings that we search outside of ourselves for meaning. "

" It's an Australian thing to be dismissive. We find that endearing. Americans don't. They believe what you say. "

" Certainly being proficient in an instrument does have its problems. Because the better you get, the more you just start sounding like an ordinary guitarist. There are certainly guitarists that transcend that and do really find their sound and all that sort of stuff. "

" Writing is a necessary thing for me, just to keep myself level. It has beneficial effects on my life. "

" I'm not a misogynist, so you can dispense with that. I think I've done wonders for the feminist movement. "

" I don't know, maybe Australian humour isn't supposed to be funny. It's as dry as the Sahara, and I think people miss that. "

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" To my undying shame, I do read reviews. I don't read them all, but I like to get some kind of idea how things are going. "

" My records are basically a litany of complaints against the world, and I'm quite like that in real life as well. "

" I've always had an obligation to creation, above all. "

" It's possible to get through life without a religious structure, but I don't think that's a very fruitful way to live. "

" An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany. "

" Personally I find the story of Christ incredibly moving. "

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" The guitar is something you kind of embrace, and the piano is something you kind of - when you play it, you sort of push it away. It feels very different. "

" When you're making a film, there are so many people involved that you get opinions and notes from people and you don't even know who they are. I find that quite difficult and it wears you down. "

" No, I wouldn't direct a movie, no. I couldn't. I don't have the patience for it, I don't have the people skills. You have to be clever. I'm not really clever in that kind of way. And you have to be able to manipulate people, but at the same time allow them to feel like they are manipulating you, to get the kind of movie that you want. "