I just increasingly enjoy the quiet moments when I can be on my own with my friends and family, or with a book, having a live experience. That's really what I crave, and I always have done.

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.

I love you all, even those I don’t particularly like. That’s you, Beryl.

WORLD WITHOUT PEACE IS NO WORLD AT ALL BUT WORLD WITH PEACE IS TRULY A BEAUTIFUL AND MOST ALIVE WORLD TO LIVE IN.

I love Spanish food. My diet is the Mediterranean diet, which is good food. I eat well.

All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.

I always think that in a big city, anything is possible, including reinventing yourself.

We shouldn't wait to be happy until we reach some future point, only to discover that happiness was already available all the time!

Only in America can a Barack Obama happen. Only in America can a Don King happen.

Watch the clouds. They will teach you about the world of form.

No, Paul, I couldn't care less if you tell me made-up stories. Our lies reveal as much about us as our truths.' (Said to Paul by Elizabeth Costello, the interloping novelist-angel-inner voice).

I'm not just going to accept something because it's a lot of money. I'm an artist; content is incredibly important to me.