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

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.

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.

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!

And being an obsessive man he did things normal men did not! Like he knew the number of strands of hair that her eye-lashes had!

Knowing something is always never enough understanding it, is "Key

Meditation is not for everybody. When you meditate you become conscious. Most people don't want to be too conscious because they are afraid of awareness, of death, and of being happy.

We must learn to apply all that we know so that we can attract all that we want.

Politeness is better than logic. You can often persuade when you cannot convince.

I have to admit that I don't even try to speak Russian, though I understand it perfectly. I wouldn't want to insult the language by testing out my pronunciations

Clarity and decisiveness come from the willingness to slow down, to listen to and look at what’s happening.

The question of integrity will get finer and finer and more delicate and more beautiful.

[when asked by his secretary if she should destroy all files that were over ten years old] Yes, but keep copies.

For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day.