Dan Levy

“I think because there is the constant looming threat of nepotism and judgment, I really tried to separate what I was doing at MTV, my auditions, anything I was doing creatively, from my family.”

“I remember quite clearly a time when I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life. I was six, I was worry-free, and I aspired to be an actor-slash-pizza maker. To me, the decision was simple; that is what would make me happy.”

“When it comes to birthdays, I think there are two camps. There are people like me, who choose to treat it like any other day, and then there are the 'birthday people.' You know, those people who claim the full month in which they were born as their own.”

“I've never really learned anything when I feel like it's being forced down my throat.”

“I have the utmost respect for red carpet interviewers; it is such a hard job.”

“Masculinity involves feminine qualities, and femininity involves masculine qualities.”

“My mom asked me one day at lunch in a very lovely and respectful way. I was finally comfortable enough to say yes, I was gay, and it really was never talked about again.”

“My mother was in labour for two full days before having me on a sunny August afternoon. She went into labour on the 7th, and I chose to make my big entrance on the 9th.”

“I'll take a carb any day of the week, but if I'm being pressed, then I'm sort of into the standard bagel.”

“The truth is, we are a culture built on a reward system, and our instinctive pursuit of pleasure can often lead us astray. We will rationalize anything into an excuse to indulge in whatever it is that makes us feel temporarily satiated.”

“The sole forms of social interaction I was aware of as a kid involved a jungle gym and a sticker book. It was only in high school that ICQ - a prehistoric form of instant messaging - was first incorporated into my cultural vocabulary.”

“Gay relationships have historically not been treated the same as straight relationships.”

“Very few ideas are better than Catherine O'Hara's ideas when it comes to acting.”

“I think I'd always been interested in performing.”

“No one does cool, catchy pop music like Robyn, and 'Hang With Me' is a testament to that.”

“People always ask about my dad and his comedic influence. It's funny because my mom is really the comedian of our household.”

“I'm clueless when it comes to flowers.”

“Our phones have created what I like to call SADD - Social Attention Deficit Disorder.”

“Don't get me wrong: I'm a sucker for weddings. I'll get misty-eyed watching the union of two perfect strangers. But in some cases - and I need to stress some cases - I feel like we're getting blindsided by the spectacle of it all.”

“In many ways, the Internet is about diversification, and yet, in the wrong hands, the digital world can use those very examples to reinforce the narrowest of perspectives.”