Quotes About Connection

To me, there's no greater reward than being around people you care about and can be present with.

My reward in life for growing up a little bit was that Mary Steenburgen came into my life, and we have been together for 19 years.

When people reach out to me and say they relate to me through my characters, that's also a reward of a kind.

But when people emotionally connect with what you're trying to do, or it resonates with them, that's a huge reward.

If you meet someone on the street that likes something that you did or likes the way you brought this character to life, that's really rewarding. That's really cool.

My favourite emails are along the lines of, 'My 14-year-old doesn't read much, but I gave him your book and he finished it in two days.' This has been the most rewarding experience.

The most rewarding experience as a musician is to know that I moved people personally.

Busta Rhymes is my brother from another mother.

My process as an actor is all about energy, just feeling the person in your body. I can feel their rhythm, I can feel how they speak, and I know what their response will be to everything.

If you're playing someone who's not like you at all, it's good to find music that is their rhythm and their energy.

I would probably go so far as to say that I couldn't act before I met Richard Ayoade.

Ricky and I met aged 22 at University College London.

Ricky Gervais, met him a couple times. He wouldn't remember it.

GoPro lets people take other people along for the ride with them.

I just know that all my fans who are with me and going along for the ride, that's what means the most to me.

I make my fans feel like they are part of the movement, and if you a fan of the movement, you're going to feel like you ride with me.

Really trying to find the people who really ride for you and are down for you, that's hard.

This sounds ridiculous, but my political inspiration is not Marx or Engels or ­anything like that. It was my mum.

In 2010, my kids came home telling these ridiculous stories about me they heard from school. I realized my kids didn't know my story, and they were hearing it from the goofballs at school.

I don't ever remember not riding.

Riding exhilarated me; it gave me a joy and a purpose.

In my live show, it will feel like I'm making up everything as I go, and a lot of it I do. I riff with the audience and see what happens.

When I bring my music to a live audience, I know right away whether it is being appreciated or not.

I love the efficiency of the Internet. If I come across something that I want to share right away, I can do it.