I'm interested in that whole question of where we wear our identity and how can we see it.

Art is good for my soul precisely because it reminds me that we have souls in the first place.

I never quite understand the way society decides who is beautiful and who is not. But an open face and a capacity for kindness always feel like reliable signifiers to me.

Most of us live our whole lives without having an adventure to call our own.

It's a real comfort zone for me to feel alien.

How do we identify ourselves, and how do we settle into other people's expectations for our identity?

I would rather be handsome for an hour than pretty for a week.

This self-obsession is a waste of living. It could be spent on surviving things, appreciating nature, nurturing kindness and friendship, and dancing.

I'm really interested in the idea of long, long life and transformation and immortality.

I'm from the same planet as David Bowie.

I think there's a dishonorable tradition in Hollywood to give the idea, particularly to children, that evil characters are dark.

As with the future, it is not all at once but grain by grain that one savours the past.

Africa had a way of coming back and simply covering everything up again.

Everyday ask yourself the question "Do I want to experience Peace of Mind or do I want to experience Conflict ?"

Art in the classroom not only spurs creativity, it also inspires learning.

In Italy, the Milanese are well organized but follow bourgeois taste. They adhere to certain codes of elegance, but not to individualism.

She was my rain. She was my unpredictable element. She was my fear. But a racer should not be afraid of rain; a racer should embrace the rain.

We have raised significant concerns about the way that China and individuals acting on behalf of the state of China have acted in cyberspace.

Oh relax." I waved my hand dismissively. "If he wanted to kill me, he already would have. I brought him all these sharp pencils, ideal for stabbing, and he's been a perfect gentleman.

People are already describing it [Skyfall] as the best Bond flick ever, and I really think it will be.

A small lie needs a bodyguard of bigger lies to protect it.