We pull on to the road, where our only company are the wandering cattle, who have become commonplace as traffic lights. Lethargic and listless, they look like they've been roaming the roads of Guinea since the dawn of time. And no doubt they will continue to long after we're gone.

The 60s had completely changed how people conceived of their lives and their habits and their identities.

I think everyone should pursue their dreams. Whether you want to play football, act, sing, become a writer or whatever you have burning inside you as you’re growing up, you should pursue it.

If the Loki in 'Thor' was about a spiritual confusion - 'Who am I? How do I belong in this world?' - the Loki in 'Avengers' is, 'I know exactly who I am, and I'm going to make this world belong to me.'

The most interesting thing about being alive is that there is no black and white; there are many shades of gray.

When people don't like themselves very much, they have to make up for it. The classic bully was actually a victim first.

Everywhere there is inequality, everywhere there is division, and I worry about it. I think everybody does.