The awful lesson of history is that we too often ignore people, just because they're foreigners or different from us.

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.

To fill your heart with love, just love an innocent animal.

It is heartrending to read the entries in many an old family Bible - the records of suffering, distress, and blasted hopes.

Photography promises an enhanced mastery of nature, but photography also threatens conflagration and anarchy.

My big fear was that my guitar would go out of tune.

The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously.

Fear is choosing the safe course

I stayed there, curled up into the warmth of your body, under the blankets, like something soft in a shell. Your arms were firm as rock around me.

You've gotta take care of the body you've got. You've got to be fit. You've got to be active. You've got to be healthy. We don't need to be pictures in a magazine.

I didn't come here of my own accord, and I can't leave that way. Whoever brought me here will have to take me home.

Controller is so intuitive, even your mum can play.