Just improve yourself; that is the only thing you can do to better the world.

It's not how the world is, but that it is, that is cause for astonishment.

Uttering a word is like striking a note on the keyboard of the imagination.

So in the end, when one is doing philosophy, one gets to the point where one would like just to emit an inarticulate sound.

Christianity is not a doctrine, not, I mean, a theory about what has happened & will happen to the human soul, but a description of something that actually takes place in human life.

What stands fast does so, not because it is intrinsically obvious or convincing; it is rather held fast by what lies around it.

Religion is, as it were, the calm bottom of the sea at its deepest point, which remains calm however high the waves on the surface may be.

There are no subjects in the world. A subject is a limitation of the world.

I should not like my writing to spare other people the trouble of thinking. But, if possible, to stimulate someone to thoughts of his own.

Perhaps what is inexpressible (what I find mysterious and am not able to express) is the background against which whatever I could express has its meaning.

Concerning that which cannot be talked about, we should not say anything.

You must always be puzzled by mental illness. The thing I would dread most, if I became mentally ill, would be your adopting a common sense attitude; that you could take it for granted that I was deluded

The aspect of things that are most important to us are hidden because of their familiarity and simplicity.

There can never be surprises in logic.

If a lion could speak, we could not understand him.

In art it is hard to say anything as good as saying nothing.

People nowadays think that scientists exist to instruct them, poets, musicians, etc. to give them pleasure. The idea that these have something to teach them - that does not occur to them.

The primary question about life after death is not whether it is a fact, but even if it is, what problems that really solves.

It is so characteristic, that just when the mechanics of reproduction are so vastly improved, there are fewer and fewer people who know how music should be played.

Roughly speaking: objects are colourless

Language is a labyrinth of paths. You approach from one side and know your way about; you approach the same place from another side and no longer know your way about.

If, for example, you were to think more deeply about death, then it would be truly strange if, in doing so, you did not encounter new images, new linguistic fields.

Philosophy, as we use the word, is a fight against the fascination which forms of expression exert upon us.

Resting on your laurels is as dangerous as resting when you are walking in the snow. You doze off and die in your sleep.

When you look at movies, the lead girl is always gorgeous and thin. There is a stereotype that you need to look a certain way and when you get in the business you really feel the pressure.

The '60s are my favorite decade - with the Cold War, the women's movement. And then there's the music, the fashion, the clothes, the hair.

Living in London, the water is really harsh, and my hair got so bad as soon as I moved there. But you can't really avoid that.

There are those who build careers and companies just out of being popular on Instagram, but theres nothing behind them.

Obviously social media has had a massive impact on the fame game, but not in a positive way. But it can be for some.

There is something about being people from your home country in a different country. It bonds you together.

Someone told me that you could learn to sing, and that there are muscles that if you build, you will sing.

Once people see you pulling off one role, they think youre a safe bet to do a similar role.

My spirit animal is a monkey. Because I have really long arms and I like being up high.

No one in my family had ever done anything acting-wise or entertainment industry-wise.

New York is the coolest city. The place just never sleeps. It's amazing.

Playing a bad guy is always more fun than playing the good guy.

When I'm not training for a role then I don't really train.

Scent has become a way for me to differentiate characters.

You need to shower at the end of the day.

Technology still freaks me out a bit.

It's fascinating to see how versatile New York City is. It lends itself to being so many different places!

It does feel bizarre, having someone in your work space who's so much younger than you.

I'm so weak. The stronger I get the more training I'll be able to do.

I was in a movie for five minutes where I play tennis and I was given five tennis lessons for free. I never had a tennis lesson. I was like, that's awesome! When else would I have taken up tennis?

I was always very dramatic - my family would probably use the word 'dramatic' - as a child; always putting on performances, making everyone come watch, and pay to watch. I was very business-savvy as a child.

I try to remind myself that all of this could be over tomorrow, because I could wake up and magically be 35 feet tall and not be able to act in movies anymore.

I think they've finally realized that women go to see movies as much as men do. Ticket sales are coming from them as well, so why not appeal to them? I think they're finding a way.

I send thank you notes, not emails, even if I'm staying at a friend's house or something. I'm very old school.

I remember specific times and people in my life so much more clearly if I smell something that brings me back to them.

I really need a hairstylist to do my hair if it's going to look good.