I believe in luck and fate and I believe in karma, that the energy you put out in the world comes back to meet you.

After many years of self-flagellation, I've realised that beating myself up doesn't get me anywhere.

It's the fear of not being as good as you want to be. If you give over to that fear, it will sabotage you. As much as I can, I try to use that fear to guide me.

Work takes up a lot of my brain space. So when I work, it's one thing. I don't have a lot of time to think about dating.

It's not always the case that things will fall into your lap or that life will be great, but it's all about perspective and having a positive outlook. If something goes wrong you say: "That happened for a reason, what can I learn from that and how can I grow?"

I was a shy kid, a late bloomer. At 22, I was probably 16 emotionally.

Life is a beautiful thing. But you're always striving to be better in your art, striving to be heard. And obviously in a movie business, it's striving to be noticed and appreciated.