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.

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?

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

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.

Love and Divinity are both gifts from Nature, fraught with the highest bliss.

Nearly every study shows that competition from cheap foreign labor undercuts the wages of American workers and legal immigrants.

Romance never does go out of fashion. It's radical. But it's out of step with the current media culture.

Everyone thinks they went to high school with me. I take it as a compliment that I look different in every role.

Tis toil's reward, that sweetens industry, As love inspires with strength the enraptur'd thrush.

You cannot teach a child to take care of himself unless you will let him try to take care of himself. He will make mistakes and out of these mistakes will come his wisdom.

Poor countries are poor because they are wasting their resources.

My gayness became quietly accepted and, shock of all shocks, life went on.

I am seeking for the bridge which leans from the visible to the invisible through reality.

There is always a moment in the pyramid of our lives when the apex is reached.