I think the sensible thing would be to focus on one thing and be the best you can be at it. There is always that risk of spreading yourself too thin if you try to do too much.

I'm sure that in 1985, plutonium is available in every corner drugstore, but in 1955, it's a little hard to come by.

Your future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one

Trying to be funny is one of the hardest things on the planet. I think that's tough for everyone. If you're just naturally funny it's a hell of a lot easier.

Breaking up monotony is key to life and it doesn't matter whether I'm stacking shelves or writing songs, if I was doing the same thing every day I just couldn't take it.

The future's unwritten. It's what we make of it.

I don't have the desire to be the best standup in the UK but I do have the desire to be the best at everything else I do in terms of writing and acting.

With this kind of camera-phone madness we have got, moments are diluted into self-contained edited experiences.

While I was rapping I was always involved in youth work - I ran music workshops for teenagers and young offenders all the time and also ran a charity for refugee kids for a time.

I respect anyone who's honest to themselves and able to bring that into their work in an entertaining fashion.

I try not to make social consciousness a massive part of my music or comedy because I prefer to be an entertainer first and foremost, then do actual grassroots work when I can.

Never hesitate to let the one you love know how you feel. Align your minds, synchronise your hearts and above be fearless when dancing with their souls.

An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.

...one can never leave home...one carries the shadows, the dreams, the dragons of home under one's skin, at the extreme corners of one's eyes...

There are no secrets about the world of nature. There are secrets about the thoughts and intentions of men.

With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live. Most of the oxygen in the atmosphere is generated by the sea.

The better the writers the less they will speak about what they have written themselves.

Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.

Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the Christmas holyday.

You are ready and able to do beautiful things in this world....you will only ever have two choices: love or fear. Choose love, and don’t ever let fear turn you against your playful heart.

I'm a sportsman. You know, I go out clay shooting and put three shells in.