I also quite like to be recognized by children; I find it sweet.

How we treat the vulnerable is how we define ourselves as a species.

When it comes to your career, you must always try and allow the positive aspects of your character to dictate what happens to you. Be led by your talent, not by your self-loathing; those other things you just have to manage.

It is 10 years since I used drugs or drank alcohol and my life has improved immeasurably. I have a job, a house, a cat, good friendships and generally a bright outlook.

As long as we prioritize material truths over spiritual truths we will live in tyranny because we are living an illusion

I do have a regard for the musicality of language that came from BBC sitcoms like 'Fawlty Towers.'

Executive producers don't have to do anything. Nor do any kind of producers. They just sit around on deck chairs watching stuff, and if it gets cold, they leave. Actually I suppose as a producer you've got to be involved in helping out with solving problems.