I keep myself amused and others confused

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.

If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people's expectations, then you can go mad.

Cumberbatch - it sounds like a fart in a bath, doesn't it? What a fluffy old name. I can never say it on a Monday morning. When I became an actor, Mum wasn't keen on me keeping it.

Great leaders create memorable journeys

I want to see the U.S. wiped out. Death to the U.S.

Natural light consistently fosters innovation, as does the avoidance of disturbances from noise and extreme temperatures.

As a student in London, I had seen so many shows, so many plays and had seen so many greats of the day.

Within every desire is the mechanics of its fulfillment.

There's always a chance. Somebody has got to want me, and if they don't want me, then what? I want to play. I want to do what I want to do.

I consider that there are different degrees of civilization and there are many different ways of expressing it. But one is civilized or is not.

If America has a future, Jazz has a future. The two are inseparable.

Today's circumstances are out of your control but you CAN control your response. Don't let a negative outlook kill your joy today.

One of the many possible divisions of human beings is into those who make and those who use.