Do your parents know you’re here?' asked the lady at social Services. ‘No, ’ I said, ‘but I want to know about children’s homes.’ I had to stand on my toes to see over the reception desk.

I can make a General in five minutes but a good horse is hard to replace.

A funny thing is that you can't search me on Twitter because Adam Levine dominates there.

When we really see each other, we want to help each other.

Politically correct is the language of cowardice.

As an actor, you go through life thinking "This stop is the last stop," so you just put your heart and soul into everything and do your best work.

I spend most of my time assuming the world is not ready for the technology revolution that will be happening to them soon.

I rarely use a stylist, and enjoy choosing my outfit on my own. If you know what suits your body and personality then your individual style emerges naturally.

But biology and computer science - life and computation - are related. I am confident that at their interface great discoveries await those who seek them.

Anything acquired without effort, and without cost is generally unappreciated.

Since I was a small child, I'd believed we were inherently perfect, and that we had to keep coming back again and again until we recognized our innate perfection.