My grandma said - when I was really young and I'd sing along to the radio - why do you sing in an American accent? I guess it was because a lot of the music I was listening to had American vocalists.

For an actor, it is better to play well (or even not so well) in a bad film, than to not play at all.

Don't feel stupid if you don't like what everyone else pretends to love.

It's important to read because it's really good for your vocabulary. It's really good for your imagination. I enjoy reading because I find it relaxing.

I'm really interested in modern history, but to fulfill a History degree at Brown you have to do modern and pre-modern.

WE NEED MORE OF THOSE AND IF YOU STILL HATE THE WORD, IT IS NOT THE WORD THAT IS IMPORTANT. IT'S THE IDEA AND THE AMBITION BEHIND IT.

I love painting and have a need to do it.