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I don't know whether I'm misanthropic. It seems to me I'm constantly disappointed. I'm very easily disappointed. Disappointed in the things that people do; disappointed in the things that people construct. I want things to be better all the time.

There's a lot to be said for misanthropy.

Misanthropy is born, I think, out of an almost oppressive sense of loneliness, a conviction that there's no one on earth who understands you. I don't think misanthropes hate people: They hate that people hate them.

I find myself bitter, defensive, and more misanthropic than I care to admit.

My brother asked me once, 'Are you a misanthrope?' And I said, 'No, I just find people irritating.'

I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself.

I think people have a misconception of me, period. My life has been a whirlwind sometimes, but it's different to what people think. I definitely feel like there's a misconception about me and who I am.

I have a grim outlook on the world, and in particular on humanity. Spent years denying it, but I am very misanthropic. And I live alone on a mountain for a reason.

When I run into disappointment - say, for example, not getting a role I'd hoped for - I just try not to take it personally.