I'm actively going out onto the porch and noodling around on my guitar.

In real life I'm very low-key. A wallflower. One of the reasons I went into comedy and acting was that I was sick of being shy.

I'm part Maori. My mum's Maori, and she raised me. And my grandma, she's Maori.

Why can't a heterosexual guy tell a heterosexual guy / That he thinks his booty is fly?

I miss the city Bret and I live in, Wellington. It's a good place to be creative, in the same way New York is.

Well, I grew up in the '80s, which was a really massive time for sci-fi.

The writing is just a boring job. It's just a horrible job.

What do I think of L.A.? It's boring, with some amazing nuggets. Like there are some parts of it that are great, but by and large I think it's quite boring.

There are a lot of difficult situations that lead to awkwardness.

They don't get along with me, but I get along with other people.

I can only think of one wacky best friend who I thought was awesome: Rhys Ifans in 'Notting Hill.' He really nailed the wacky best friend.

Do not repeat after me words that you do not understand. Do not merely put on a mask of my ideas, for it will be an illusion and you will thereby deceive yourself.

All I wanted was to be loved for myself." (Erik)

Beauty, I believe, comes from God; therefore, there can be no beauty without goodness.

Maybe if I'd been braver in that moment, I would have cried.

Our fantastic civilization has fallen out of touch with many aspects of nature, and with none more completely than with night.

We age inevitably: The old joys fade and are gone: And at last comes equanimity and the flame burning clear.

Helloooo." Miss Ohio rolled her eyes. "I'm from the Buckeye State. We are serious about our tailgating parties. I can turn anything into a grill.

I never think anything's finished. It's really not. Recording is only just a moment in time. It's as good as you can do it until then.

Hillary Clinton's exposed more of our top secret documents than any Secretary of State in history.

You win some, you lose some, and your losses are never made up to you. She will simply have to do without; like it or not, she must face her losses and her helplessness to undo them.