I want to be able to play trailer-bound fatties in a Judd Apatow comedy.

I remember very clearly someone saying, 'Don't shake hands with the cactus,' and I thought, 'Well, why not? What could possibly go wrong?' Shaking hands is a friendly gesture.

Pull the hair on my head the wrong way, and I would be on my knees begging for mercy. I have very sensitive follicles.

I'm a high-functioning sociopath, do your research.

Looking for happiness is a sure way to sadness, I think. You have to take each moment as it comes.

Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I'm also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.

Being a posh actor in England you cannot escape the class-typing from whatever side you look at it.

The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun.

You come into this world as you leave it, on your own. It's made me want to live a life slightly less ordinary.

I keep myself amused and others confused

If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people's expectations, then you can go mad.

I'll be damned if I'm the weak link in a line of cognac drinkers.

Spoken words are like seeds that we plant which will eventually grow into something sweet or bitter. Our actions in this life are seeds we're planning for the other life promised by Allah.

This was like being in one of those National Geographic magazines. We were among the natives now.

It's quite possible to leave your home for a walk in the early morning air and return a different person- beguiled enchanted.

... there are many to whom money has no personal appeal, but who can be tempted by the power it confers.

Break up the institution of the family, deny the inviolability of its relations, and in a little while there would not be any humanity.

Most people love animals, and most people love to laugh. Combining the two makes both resonate deeper.

Remember, if you don't feel passionate about the characters and subject of your story, your readers won't either.

People tend to compartmentalize themselves into IT people, and movie star people, and scientists, but when we share our perspectives about nature, we find a common denominator.

Popularity isn't the end-all, be-all. What matters far more is that you stick to your principles, that you stand up and you live a life of integrity.