You look at any war zone and you talk to any soldiers and they have to blank out - in order for that to work for them, in order for them to survive they have to blank out something in themselves in order to do it.

I couldn't think of anything worse than going to a fancy dress party. So, if somebody invited me to one, I'd go as the Invisible Man and not turn up.

I'm no good at down-time. I panic slightly and then plan a project or set up a meeting about starting a project.

You look at any war zone and you talk to any soldiers and they have to blank out - in order for that to work for them, in order for them to survive they have to blank out something in themselves in order to do it.

I think when you don't know where you stand with someone, they can surprise you in their goodness and their badness, and that makes them human.

I'd really like to get on a Greyhound bus and go backpacking across America.

In all honesty, we all want our fantasy selves to be the best people. We all think in a time of crisis, we will react heroically and with humanity.