"The middle class is so funny, it's the class I know best, and it's the class where you find the most pretension, so that's what makes the middle classes so funny."

"I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me. It's totally for myself. I never in my wildest dreams expected this popularity."

"'Harry Potter' gave me back self respect. Harry gave me a job to do that I loved more than anything else."

"Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home."

"I respect a woman too much to marry her."

"Plus, you know, when I was young, there was a lot of respect for clowning in rock music - look at Little Richard. It was a part of the whole thing, and I always also believed that it released the audience."

"We have to unclutter our brains from worries that maybe people don't like us. Women tend to worry about popularity it doesn't matter if they like you. They need to respect you. They need to show that respect for you in your pay check. And that needs to be okay."

"Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age."