When you are new to the business, you think if you give a really bad performance, that's one they will print. You will be judged. You just have to be brave.

It's hell with that big beard and stuff. That's the one bit I don't like. Either you take out at lunch or you don't eat. So I opted not to eat, 'cause having to put it on twice is horrific.

I've got two young kids. I don't know what the future holds.

Well, I quite like animals, but theyre unpredictable. I mean, look at old whats-his-name in Vegas. Tiger dragged him off the stage, you know? The guy brought up tigers. Theyre quite unpredictable.

I love films where the world seems to be going a bit faster and everything's a bit brighter and more in focus.

I knew it was going to be enormous because of the number of people who bought the books, but, to be honest, I never thought it would be bigger than Bond. Never in a million years.

I think the shocking thing to discover is the owls are not stupid and very feral, very hard to train.

Is it just me, or is the world full of beautiful women?

Usually for a movie, if you want a 13-year-old, you get a 16-year-old who looks 13, because 13-year-olds dont have that level of self-awareness.

It's like going back to school. You know, autumn! Time for 'Harry Potter'.

I sometimes worry that all the beautiful things have been made.

Denial is the inevitable consequence of those who are presented with disastrous scenarios without being offered an avenue for success. That is why we need to maintain a hopeful attitude.

Education helps you to be what you really want to be.

Love is the best treatment for depression. To get better, you have to give it away as much as you can, as fast as you can, and as often as you can.

The ideal society can be described, quite simply, as that in which no man has the power of means to coerce others.

My so-called failures have been some of my greatest learning tools. I just make sure to fail up.

A poet is the creator of the nation around him, he gives them a world to see and has their souls in his hand to lead them to that world.

It's difficult for a society to have a healthy discourse on its future when people are afraid to gather to express themselves and authorities won't allow it.

I wanted to be famous, I wanted everybody to love me. I wanted to be a star. I worked really hard, and my dream came true.

Direct selling provides an opportunity open to absolutely everyone, regardless of background, specialized skills or capital worth.

I never doubted myself. It just didn't work.