I was raised by a single mother.

I do work too hard sometimes, but my mom is such an inspiration. She tells me to 'chill out' and not take things so seriously. She will say: 'Go and have a massage.'

Real artists take the misery and sadness of life and translate it into art.

I play a lot of basketball.

To me, there's nothing greater than making people laugh.

I grew up as a really sick kid; I had really bad childhood asthma and was at home all the time in New York.

It doesn't matter what you look like really though, it is who you are that matters of course.

I mean, the great thing about being an actor is you can investigate parts of your brain that might have otherwise gone dormant.

Inherently, making a movie is tough because there's so much anticipation when it happens - even if everything goes well.

I think whether you're a movie critic and have seen a million movies, or you're just a normal popcorn movie watcher, you can tell the difference when someone is just laying it on too thick.

Anytime where you're challenged, physically or mentally, you rise to the occasion in different ways.

Does truth have a moral?

Don't let feeling lonely push you into the arms of a person who will make you miserable.

Kylie looked up towards the sky. "Sometimes I just wish Heaven wasn't so far away.

A change in the shape of the body creates a change in the state of the soul.

Wanting to leave is enough.

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

The ambition of the present Labour government is that every worker in the country will have a greater than average income.

The increasing communalization of Indian politics is a juggernaut that annihilates the myth of secularism in India.

Yes, I am Aboriginal but I have the right to be avant-garde like any white artist.

My washing machine overwhelms me with its options and its sophistication.