Don't wait for your "ship to come in " and feel angry and cheated when it doesn't. Get going with something small.

Feel the delights of love with the heart, not with the mind.

Pain is the biggest power of love." That's what Wireman says.

People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe.

I can't even explain to you how terrible that feels, that I equate dating a woman with punishment, shame, guilt, disappointment, reproach, reprimand, persecution. It's a nightmare.

Amanda Ashley is a master storyteller.

Girlfriends are vital ... Maggie [Gyllenhaal] and I will always see each other when Maggie's in London or I'm here. We'll always make time to sit and catch up properly.

The only planning I do is about a minute before I play. I desperately try to think of something that will be effective, but I never sit down and work it out note for note.

I am really excited that we have Jemaine Clement in the show [X-men], because I freakin' love Flight of the Concords. It was so exciting to work with him.

One way to be aware of it, to teach to yourself, is simply to read work aloud. I love reading the endings of books aloud when I start nearing the end.

How many businesses do you know that want to cut their revenue in half? That's why the healthcare system won't change the healthcare system.