I rowed for Cambridge. I was pretty good at that.

Screenwriting is the most prized of all the cinematic arts. Actually, it isn't, but it should be.

I think that’s the lesson you learn in life. As you get older you realize you’re never going to grow up and you’re never going to be ready. And you may, as well, do things now, don’t wait

Having a vote once every four years is not the same thing as democracy.

Driving a motorcycle is like flying. All your senses are alive.

I'm finding it increasingly difficult to simply walk down the street. In New York, I dashed in to buy a big pair of sunglasses to conceal myself, but the guy behind the counter shouted 'Hey! It's Dr. House.'

I just read an 800-page history of the Scottish Enlightenment and, honestly, I may as well just start it again now, because I cannot remember a single thing. I can barely remember where Scotland is.