I think the thriller aspect of this film [Fifty Shades Darker] is what excited me most.

I think for me, home needs to be a sanctuary. I need to feel like I've escaped the day when I get home.

All on-set kisses are weird, no matter who it is, especially with people standing around coughing and sneezing. It's very uncomfortable!

I collect skulls; I think that a beautiful skull is a really good gift for a guy.

I have a bit of a lava lamp fetish. They are kind of hideous, but there is something so therapeutic about them.

I first got into acting when I was about 12. I started doing speech and drama lessons. All my friends were doing it at the time and my dad encouraged it. He encouraged any extracurricular activity.

Particularly on social media, there is that level of detachment, some people feel like they can say whatever pops in their head .

Acting is different all the time. When you're on set, different films, or just even in between, it's never the same. I think that's one of the things I love about it.

I'm always listening to music to pump myself up.

I was a huge nerd in high school. Sure, I socialized - but I was definitely a nerd.

My style icon has always been my mom. I feel like she was always sophisticated and effortless and looked really well put together without trying too hard.

Give me wildflowers instead of your heart, for I’d rather have them wither than the latter.

Do you want to work like a slave and live like a king or do you want to work like a king and live like a slave? Your choice

A skydiver, arrogant in his ability to navigate the heavens, rejects his fragile state and calls himself a God of the skies.

It is nearly 50 years since I was assured by a conclave of doctors that if I did not eat meat I should die of starvation.

People are usually more firmly convinced that their opinions are precious than that they are true.

All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.

Invention requires a long-term willingness to be misunderstood.

Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full of young people. A wonderful, striking combination.

People talking without speaking,/ People listening without hearing...Sounds of Silence.

I never bought the idea of individual genius from which the novel spews forth. It's always an act of curation.