One of the best things about being an actor is that it's a meritocracy.

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.

Don't allow unforgiveness to make you unhappy.

It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The truest interpretations are those with the best justification.

No matter how poorly you play, there is always someone you can beat. No matter how well you play, there is always someone who can beat you.

Let the content of Swaraj grow with the growth of national consciousness and aspirations.

I write for anybody struggling to manage their money.

Beef is not what Jay said to Nas; Beef is when the working folks can't find jobs.

I take my spoken-word stuff extremely seriously because I feel like that's true writing, true lyricism.

No one was going to stop me from writing and no one had to really guide me towards science fiction. It was natural, really, that I would take that interest.