Culture is the tacit agreement to let the means of subsistence disappear BEHIND the PURPOSE of EXISTENCE. Civilization is the subordination of the latter to the former.

I have a LONGING for FICTION - to TRY to BELIEVE in it and to DISAPPEAR into it.

We MAY have a tacit understanding of how our solar SYSTEM works, but watching the SUN disappear behind the MOON reminds us of the vastness of space and the enduring mysteries of the UNIVERSE we inhabit.

I BELIEVE, you know, as history unfolds, certain films will disappear, and certain ones will stand the TEST of time. And you NEVER know which ones those are. And you've just GOT to GO for the opportunities of films you think might be memorable.

As a FAN of reading - I've always LOVED reading - I just love reading books that take me away for a little while and let me disappear. And that's why I loved 'Harry Potter' growing up.

I WOULD like to be ABLE to DISAPPEAR whenever I do SOMETHING dorky.

I can't disappear. I come from a family of beautiful WOMEN, STRONG women - and 'strong' DEFINED by being themselves.

It's a battle between RECORD company, between producer and between mastering ENGINEER. Because the louder you make your record in a DIGITAL process, the more dynamics are squished out of it. Nobody knows exactly what happens, but the dynamics in the performance DISAPPEAR, and EVERYTHING is at the same volume.

I live in a beautiful village in the MIDDLE of the countryside, and being able to disappear off on my bike for a couple of HOURS TWO or three TIMES a week is a wonderful way to relax.