A lot of people have the misconception that I decided to become an actor when Lily became famous and have accused me of jumping on her bandwagon. But that's completely untrue.

I have to work hard to be punctual, to not lose my temper, take direction and be told what to do - and most of all listen rather than talk.

I've always known my dad is a one-off and his own person. But I feel that underneath he has always loved me.

I haven't had a lot of 'Games Of Thrones' groupies. The fans seem to be really nice. They don't seem that invasive.

There wasn't a lot of discipline in my life, and I hated it being imposed on me at school.

Contrast of emotions is definitely something interesting that you like to do as an actor.

I'm so computer illiterate, I barely know how to send an e-mail. I mean, I have a laptop and Gmail, but I don't really look at it much.

I actually love pressure. I loved playing sport at school in front of a crowd; I love being on stage in front of a big audience. I buzz off that.

What I've been noticing is people coming up to me and going, 'Are you an actor?' which is cool. That's ultimately what I want.

The novel is a prose narrative of some length that has something wrong with it.

Because the machine will try to grind you into dust anyway, whether or not we speak.

I think we all learn by doing rather than thinking about doing.

I won't work with people who won't give me the freedom to be me.

Right from day one, you know when you've written a good song.

Whispering can be a rest from a noisy world of words.

All you need for a lifetime of successful investing is a few big winners, and the pluses from those will overwhelm the minuses from the stocks that don't work out.

Love with attachment consists of waves of emotion, usually creating invisible iron chains.

I've never had an abortion. And I don't know if I would. But, it doesn't mean that I wouldn't fight to the death for women to make their own choices for their own human bodies.

Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age.