I used to take my car and go down to the South Island for five or six days and climb glaciers and jump out of planes and jump off bridges and go white water rafting - a bit of thrill-seeking.

I always find cardio the most monotonous. Running on a treadmill shows me why hamsters are so crazy.

A guy's biggest style mistake is definitely trying to look too cool. As long as you've got a good pair of jeans, a good pair of boots and a few good shirts, you're fine.

For your own self-respect and sanity, your creative freedom, you have to be careful that you don't rely too much on other people's opinions of what you do because it can stunt and inhibit you.

Good suits don't come from anywhere, though - I mainly wear Armani, Louis Vuitton and Burberry.

It's just hard to get an independent film made.

Sometimes it's not about the size of your role, it's about the machine that you're part of.

I probably wanted to be a shopkeeper, because I like tills.

When I left school, I got a job in a shoe shop and I used to save 15 quid a week and pay for my own singing and acting lessons.

In 10 years, I’d love to live near the sea, in a warmer climate. I could see myself with three dogs…and it’d be great to share them with someone else.

And I love to cook! I've impressed hundreds of women with my cooking. And they always come back for more.

Opportunity is a haughty goddess who wastes no time with those who are unprepared. a

Information and complexity go hand in hand.

I have always felt extremely weird. But I am very happy with my weirdnesses, and I want other people to be very happy with theirs.

... being a feminist means that you believe in civil rights and social justice.

The person who is willing to say yes to experience is the person who discovers new frontiers.

A lot of writers and artists are like chefs who eat their own cooking in the kitchen and then deliver an empty plate with assurances that it's great.

I paint is the way I see things with my eyes and in my heart.

I have never been impressed by the formal schools of ethics.

When you're feeling lonely and no one is around Remember to look inside yourself and a best friend will be found

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