Talking about class terrifies me. There is no way of winning.

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.

No matter what God's power may be, the first aspect of God is never that of the absolute Master, the Almighty. It is that of the God who puts himself on our human level and limits himself.

How can you be nervous? Don't you see? We're in a library.

The revelations received while dreaming usually will cause a man to begin to meditate

People like my films. They understand me through my films; it's like a connection that has been established between all my work and myself and the audience and the viewer.

As long as you're having fun, that's the key. The moment it becomes a grind, it's over.

If your wife went out with Brad Pitt, you'd want to prove yourself, you know what I mean?

If you are a garden plant you are regarded; well regarded, just as long as you stay in the garden.

Use each moment to make another's eyes sparkle and to warm a heart.

I turned Compaq from a small company with troubles into a computer powerhouse. We can do the same at Intershop.

Generally I try to read anything but indie rock journalism or anything about music at all, especially in the summer.