Sydney Smith

Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything.

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.

Never give way to melancholy; resist it steadily, for the habit will encroach.

What makes Shakespeare eternal is his grasp of psychology. He knew how to nail stuff about us as human beings.

As a rule, there is no surer way to the dislike of men than to behave well where they have behaved badly.

I love 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'Extras' and also 'The Trip.' That had all the nuances of friendship and finding things out about their lives without it being too much plot-driven.