I think you manifest what you believe, and when you believe that you have no choice you lose choice.

I can ride horses. And I read a lot. But that's kind of it. I think it's enough.

Stories are the only thing that I can be bothered with. Its the only way that I can do anything, even if Im quite useless. Its the only area in being human where I could be a little useful.

Being in love is not cool!

You don't want to remake something that's just been made, as an actor.

I grew up on film sets but more around the process of making films. I saw a lot of the editing process and the writing process, which takes years. That really affected me growing up, that side of it.

I think the theme that I was attracted to in 'Beautiful Creatures' was you claim yourself. In my opinion, I think that's a really valid idea and I'm glad that that's our foundation.

Personally, I like films that make me a little bit uncomfortable because I think you're uncomfortable when something is real.

It's not what you see on-screen that makes a performance. It's the things you should never know about - it's the secrets.

I've always loved fantasy. I think it's a great way to look at issues that we have in our own lives with a little bit of the pressure off, you know.

Apparently I had lunch with Johnny Depp when I was three months old.

Sky is not a limit for me

The habit of writing for my eye is good practice. It loosens the ligaments.

You must know what to do with your time if you must fulfill your purpose on the earth.

A country that relies on aid? Death is better than that. It stops you from achieving your potential, just as colonialism did.

I liked to use my face mask more than the diving helmet for most occasions. I was learning to hold my breath longer now and could go down almost as deep without the helmet which limited my movements.

The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers

Maybe she'd always been there. Maybe strangers enter your heart first and then you spent the rest of your life searching for them.

Great design is a multi-layered relationship between human life and its environment.

You become excellent, and when you become excellent, no-one can take that away from you.

When you come from a background like mine, where you're entering worlds that are so different than your own, you have to be afraid.