Aside from the posters, wherever there was room, there were books. Stacks and stacks of books. Books crammed into mismatched shelves and towers of books up to the ceiling. I liked my books.

Adulthood is knowing that a fully realized character is always more important than the lines.

...losing a friend is like losing a language, and I miss the one we spoke together.

A flower always turns its face to light

You can go slow. Allow your dreams and goals to change, but live an intentional life.

We now live in a world where the only thing to have is success, but failure is marvelous. It's fertiliser, it's like living fertiliser, because you're forced on yourself.

The ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world are the ones who do.

I'm not trying to plant the seed that I'm the most fashionable NBA guy - of course, I think that in my own mind.

If you're looking for Jesus Then get on your knees

Let's clear one thing up: Introverts do not hate small talk because we dislike people. We hate small talk because we hate the barrier it creates between people.

I think the first time I realised Downton Abbey was a hit was when I was sitting in a tea shop in New York and the couple next to me were talking about Downton Abbey, and then they recognised me.

I'm happy that people have loved my film and my work. I have always let my work do the talking, and I guess I have proved to my critics that I'm not over.

Everything that you do under compulsion goes to build up attachment.