My dad was quite a forbidding figure. I realise now that that was mainly because he worked so hard. He wasn't unkind, but he was a presence.

They are called 'Emos' now, and before that they were 'Goths.' They didn't have a name for it when I was one, but I was that black-wearing teenager and yes, I wore a little eyeliner.

I always compare reading anything on the Internet to listening at doors. If you don't want to hear anything bad about yourself, you should never do it.

I'm a great believer in the beauty and the power of surprise.

You can always expect tragedy as well as adventure; that's just how it goes.

I think a lot of people who say they are bisexual aren't.

I'm an actor and a writer, that's how I think of myself. Sometimes my time is divided equally, sometimes less equally, but that's what I do.

It's a cliche, but it's true that all the fun lies in baddies, grotesques and comic roles.

I prefer sneaking in the back door.

If not exactly raging against the dying of the light, I was at least a little cross with it.

Some facts in life are immutable. One is, trust no-one who uses the word 'trope'.

A true Christian and true servant of God serves God and not man

Friendship love. This is a very special thing. It’s the sort of love where you know another being’s strengths and weaknesses, perfections and imperfections, and you love the whole package.

An alien had given her his phone number and asked her to wait. It was almost like dating again.

The rules are simple!

Every fight is a food fight when youre a cannibal.

God doesn't give us just enough. God gives us more than enough: more bread and fish than we can eat, more love than we dared to ask for.

When you are truly meditative, there is no time and space for you. Time and space is just a creation of the mind.

Ninety percent of your job is done if you find the right cast.

Remember, Jesus says: Those who are the last here will be the first in my kingdom of God.

In fact, I have a problem with too much money... I can't reinvest it fast enough, and because I reinvest it, more money comes in. Yes, the rich do get richer.