I'm an only child. My mum and dad are six in each family. They're both twins, and they only wanted one. I always say to them though that they're lucky - it could have all gone wrong.

I always find cardio the most monotonous. Running on a treadmill shows me why hamsters are so crazy.

A guy's biggest style mistake is definitely trying to look too cool. As long as you've got a good pair of jeans, a good pair of boots and a few good shirts, you're fine.

For your own self-respect and sanity, your creative freedom, you have to be careful that you don't rely too much on other people's opinions of what you do because it can stunt and inhibit you.

Good suits don't come from anywhere, though - I mainly wear Armani, Louis Vuitton and Burberry.

It's just hard to get an independent film made.

Sometimes it's not about the size of your role, it's about the machine that you're part of.

I probably wanted to be a shopkeeper, because I like tills.

When I left school, I got a job in a shoe shop and I used to save 15 quid a week and pay for my own singing and acting lessons.

In 10 years, I’d love to live near the sea, in a warmer climate. I could see myself with three dogs…and it’d be great to share them with someone else.

And I love to cook! I've impressed hundreds of women with my cooking. And they always come back for more.

The future takes care of itself, and we should instead focus on taking care of the present. Try to make it pleasant and happy.

A wise parent humors the desire for independent action so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.

All science is either Physics or stamp-collecting.

We are bits of energy floating about in various guises, and when we die we rejoin the big cosmic soup of the universe.

It's that engagement of learning that makes us feel alive.

I am a part of history whether people want to take it seriously or not.

The protocols of science fiction and the protocols of science are not separate-they'r e woven together.

I relish the time I have when there are no interruptions. Most often the best time for writing is late at night.

Tree sitting is a last resort. When you see someone sitting in a tree trying to protect it, you know that every level of our society has failed.

The Stone Age gave us arrow heads and eventually knives, and that allowed us to kill animals in ways you couldn't before, and once you had them you were able to remove the skin and bones.