Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf

A young Brit girl with no theatre experience decided to take on an iconic American role on Broadway. Maybe I should have thought that through?

I spent most of my life watching HBO series wishing that at some point in my career I might be able to work with them.

Sometimes I feel like the kid left out - the weirdo with the silver hair that no one likes to talk to.

I told my parents I wanted to be an actor and they were getting ready for a life of unemployment so they're just happy I'm in work!

I long for the countryside. That's where I get my calm and tranquillity - from being able to come and find a spot of green.

Music is something that's always been a huge part of my life.

Being a single girl in New York it's what you should be doing in your twenties!

All of the press and stuff - that's the scary stuff. The acting is what I got trained to do.

I'd give my right arm to be, like, a random extra on 'Girls,' just to walk past one of the scenarios. I'd love that more than anything.

My mother taught me how to apply my own makeup at 13 years old, and the most important lesson I learned is to never touch my eyebrows and to cleanse, tone, and moisturize twice a day.

Even small waves make it to shore. Use the potential you have through intention and action and enjoy your journey.

When one has little faith, one must survive from day to day signs-

Existence is governed by its own law. Here, the things impermanent by natureare bound to meet their end. Hence, with the passage of time, not only Ravana'sLanka but "Krishna's" Dwarka also sinks.

The most effortful forms of slow thinking are those that require you to think fast.

Policemen, like red squirrels, must be protected.

It feels amazing and beautiful that music can have such an importance on the way that people form social groups. Music can change people. People can change the world.

Nothing is a violent as football and I bet you like. Just say you don't like it, or can't identify, don't come up with excuses like "It's too violent" while you wear some team's NFL jersey.

Rudy has always been a scary character, so there's a place for him on Halloween.

The business of everybody is the business of nobody.

I feel acutely aware of how young I am. In a way that is good. It's productive. It makes me realise that I should be growing as a writer and a person.