Those are more universal things than some of the characters I play, who are slightly sociopathic. I keep reminding people I can do ordinary.

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.

Compromise is a choice. As is the defence of one’s self.

That is the beauty of reading a meaningful quote. Just as it is with the spirit of our hearts, sometimes we must feed the doves in order to hear them sing.

An intelligent man only argues with his wife when she has lost her voice.

I do have a sense of displacement as constant instability — the uninterrupted existence of everything that I love and care about is not guaranteed at all. I wait for catastrophes.

The actual evidence concerning the Exodus resembles the evidence for the unicorn.

I never get involved with the ladies I work with.

The valuable person in any business is the individual who can and will cooperate with others.

I don't need headlines. For me, it's the truth that matters.

If you truly love someone, don't waste your time finding reasons to hate them. Spend it remembering why you love them in the first place.