"I was a confident, outgoing little boy. If you're an only child, you're living in a very linguistically adult world, and you've got to keep up. So I did. Maybe I was slightly annoying."

"Ask Mother for advice on breaking into show business."

"During my childhood, I was surrounded by actors, and all I remember is they were fun to be around. That kind of sticks."

"I grew up in an acting family. I was heavily discouraged from doing it myself when I was young, which is the only responsible route to take with any child, because it's not necessarily the easiest of lives."

"It's really kind of cool to have solar panels on your roof."

"Under capitalism each individual engages in economic planning."

"To be here today is just beyond my wildest dreams."

"A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses."