It's very easy to be cynical about any kind of interference in things that are beyond our skill set.

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.

To be understood is to prostitute oneself

Come Hell or High Water" usually depends on the kind of plug you use in the bath tub

One of the great things about anarchy is that it’s hard to get it organized.

We don't need to drive up the national debt by giving tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires.

Everyone's just a freak, but some people are trying to hide it and some people embrace it.

Anyone who thinks that you can have infinite growth on a planet with finite resources is either a madman or an economist.

To know that everything we say and do to this new little human being may have a profound effect on him or her is a daunting obligation.

Prudence is a necessary ingredient in all the virtues, without which they degenerate into folly and excess.

What was the point of education, he thought, if people went out afterward and used it?

There is no virtue in curiosity. In fact, it might be the most immoral desire a man can possess.