I'm a serial monogamist. I'm not one of those people that can date loads of people at the same time, it's all too complicated.

Go boldly and honestly through the world. Learn to love the fact that there is nobody else quite like you.

I meet hundreds of people, and I'm not going to remember them. But every single one of them will remember their interaction with me.

When I get into trouble at school I'd like to take an invisibility cloak, drape it over me and sneak out the door. Or I'd like to have a 3 headed-dog because then no one would argue with me.

I think any actor worth their salt wants to show as much versatility as they possibly can.

I've never been one of the cool people at school, but then again, I don't get the people who are cool. It's not that I don't like them, it's just that they don't interest me.

I'm very comfortable discussing my personal life, because it's so boring.

My idea of relaxation is not lying down by a beach. I have to move around, do stuff. Though I'm a massive quiz show person.

I met Elijah Wood once, I met Peter Jackson, I met Orlando Bloom, and they're all really cool.

There's no shame in enjoying the quiet life.

I used to be self conscious about my height, but then I thought, f*** that, I'm Harry Potter.

Be gentle, confident and action-oriented. Remember, your actions will make a difference.

those, who are believed to be most self—abased and humble, are generally in reality the most ambitious and envious

I think patriotism is all about wanting to see America better, wanting to see those are oppressed do better and get treated better.

Some crave grief like strong drink.

If I start feeling down I'll gorge myself on pasta. That usually does the trick. It's the Italian blood in me.

Knowing how to do things not just with the head, but with the hands as well: this might seem a programmatic and ideological goal. It is not. It is a way of safeguarding creative freedom.

Transnational terrorism, in the form of the Salafi Jihadist movement, is fundamentally a function of globalization.

There is something frank and joyous and young in the open face of the country. It gives itself ungrudgingly to the moods of the season, holding nothing back.

No matter how I might feel about myself or my self-image, there is still a part of me that wants to fight to the end.