At Cambridge, it was the weirdest culture. Everyone pretended they didn't do any work, yet it was so competitive.

You don't need to follow trends to be stylish.

It's true about the eyes being the window to the soul. Your face can be etched with worry, and twisted by ageing, but the eyes tell the true story of who you are.

I think there's nothing more amazing than helping people every day.

Actors need steely determination. It's a tough profession with plenty of knocks along the way. You have to be very determined and never take 'no' for an answer.

I'm always interested in telling stories that have a message because I really do believe that film is so powerful.

I like to believe that we all pray to the same god.

Hollywood 'friends' are only after one thing. They're looking out for the next big thing, and they don't want to miss out on you just in case.

I always find filming stressful. I get very caught up thinking about my character - 'Am I doing it right? Should it be done this way?'

I did not enjoy Cambridge. But I shouldn't blame Cambridge alone. I wasn't ready for university or for the wrench of leaving home. It was a big cultural shock.

I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.

Screw pretty. I'd rather be strong. Pretty fades over time. Strength gets you through the bad shit.

The strength of society is the family and the strength of society is the family.

Death is the principal limitator of opportunities, progress & life.

Love is when two people who care for each other get confused.

Romance is tempestuous. Love is calm.

I can say with full sincerity that I am happy. I'm happy because I'm doing what I love and I'm not selling out. And I can sleep at night because I'm at peace with it.

So having a little more of an awareness of what's going on in the rest of the world I think is what many Canadians would hope for Americans.

Jesus didn't die to make us safe. He died to make us dangerous.

Love means setting aside walls, fences, and unlocking doors and saying 'Yes.' One can be in paradise by simply saying 'yes' to this moment.

And you read your emily dickinson, And I my robert frost. And we note our place with bookmarkers That measure what weve lost.