Amy [Wine house] increasingly became defined by her addiction. Our media though is more interested in tragedy than talent, so the ink began to defect from praising her gift to chronicling her downfall. The destructive personal relationships, the blood soaked ballet slippers, the aborted shows, that YouTube madness with the baby mice. In the public perception this ephemeral tittle-tattle replaced her timeless talent. This and her manner in our occasional meetings brought home to me the severity of her condition. Addiction is a serious disease; it will end with jail, mental institutions, or death.

— Russell Brand

And while we're on the subject of ducks, which we plainly are, the story, 'The Ugly Duckling' ought to be banned as the central character wasn't a duckling, or he wouldn't have grown up into a swan. He was a cygnet.

— Russell Brand

A personality for the incredibly beautiful can be a pointless cargo...

— Russell Brand

Being famous is like a little bit of you is taken away and goes off and lives on its own and does what it wants... I wish it would do more interesting things!

— Russell Brand

Be led by your talent, not by your self-loathing; those other things you just have to manage.

— Russell Brand

Boggle with sex addicts is up there with go-kart racing with junkies.

— Russell Brand

By puberty, I learned that nothing worth having could be easily attained and to succeed one must be single-minded.

— Russell Brand

Companies' motives to make profit means they neglect inherent social or moral values.

— Russell Brand

Even as a junkie I stayed true [to vegetarianism] - 'I shall have heroin, but I shan't have a hamburger.' What a sexy little paradox.

— Russell Brand

Every moment is a fresh new beginning, a wonderful inauguration of the great cosmic journey through the universe. We can do whatever we want. We can change reality at any moment.

— Russell Brand