I'm always nervous taking on a period role because it's difficult to research - you can't observe it, go out and see it. But it's satisfying because eventually you think, 'I got there.

I like doom and gloom with a sense of humour. Maybe it's a Scottish thing, we like to undercut indulgence with a laugh.

I never get the tall, blonde, glamorous roles because I'm not tall, blonde and glamorous. I'm more the wee, disturbing characters because of the way I look or sound.

There is such pressure on kids these days to be the best at everything.

I daydream all the time, and I like that quality.

Youth makes you brave, I suppose. When you're young, you make a fool of yourself all the time. Because of all the rejections and the criticism you get all the time, there has to be a drive there.

When I'm doing theatre, I feel like my life's on hold. Even though you might go out for a coffee, or go and see a film, your brain is still there, pulling you back to it.

American scripts are usually non-stop conversation. People talking over each other. I like that.

Filming is long - you get very tired, and your skin breaks out and you get lumps and bumps. It's easier if you're allowed to have bags under your eyes.

You suddenly find yourself somewhere and you wonder, how did I get in this room? That happens to me all the time, every day!

I'm not going to get an Oscar at 30 - that's done. So I'll think of something else.

No one will ever write a horror novel as scary as reading about my symptoms on WebMD.

I didn't spend an afternoon doing my hair and makeup to go on demon-duty.

And just as I'm about to lay on the Yi-Wang-Smooth, I see Lay #1 and Lay #3 show up to our table and take the two empty seats nearby. From: "My Worst Valentine's Day.Ever: a Short Story

I started freestyling with friends about eight or nine years ago. I started writing also around the same time, but didn't meet blockhead until about '94. I started making beats not until about '96.

As far as Love Dare for Parents goes, you can download the book. You can buy it at bookstores...We're really excited about it and believe that it's going to make significant impact for parents.

For health and the constant enjoyment of life, give me a keen and ever present sense of humor; it is the next best thing to an abiding faith in providence.

This is what happens when you fall in love. You're looking at a natural disaster.

In life, we choose whether or not we want to be a winner or a loser.

Fame gets you in the door but it doesn't keep you in the room.

There is no cross, big or small, in our life which the Lord does not share with us.