I think acting can be very frustrating, and there's no experience that doesn't make you a better actor.

It sounds trite, but I like telling stories.

There are people all over the world who like to write fan letters in the voice of their pet: 'Hello, my name is Fifi and I'm a labrador and I think you're great. Paw paw!'

Lentil dhal is the only thing I can cook.

As a child I loved ghost stories.

If you act scared, your body produces adrenaline.

A floor length backless black sequined dress would be my dream dress. As for my dream date - that would have to be a young Marlon Brando!

One aspect of my mum's personality that has influenced me is her love of Hollywood and the golden era of black-and-white films.

I always look for contradiction in a character.

A good piece of art raises questions.

Sometimes I can spend months doing things to make sure that my instincts work correctly, but ultimately it's still instinctive.

All that is gold does not glitter

You think you know what you want and how it's all supposed to turn out. When all is said and done, you get what you need. You know in the end that what you need is what you really wanted all along.

In the average, want overcomes reason. In the magnificent, reason is the want.

It takes wisdom and discernment to minister to people in need. We must look beyond the apparent and seek to meet the needs of the whole person.

Being a father is certainly a task. But the best one that I could ever ask for. Being home, being with the family, that's what it's about...

I wonder if there were any goths in gothic times. They're like: You look completely appropriate. You don't look stupid or lonely at all.

I think I'm finally growing up - and about time.

The mighty army of time is without equal.

I learned from both my parents that you had to be clever.

I'm a bit uncomfortable, truth be told, with being seen as an expert, because there is always so much more to learn. I see myself as a perpetual student of the goddess.