And children? 'I don't have any regrets about not having had children. What's the point? It's just something else to beat yourself up over.

Shakespeare's taught me that there are more words in the English language than I have got in my head.

Shakespeare showed me that once I understand the rules, I can break them.

My mother was adorable, a great giggler. My father was very strong and could be quite frightening.

I don't want to be a director, or to have responsibility for hundreds of people.

I dont have the confidence to be a personality.

I have lots of passions - gardens, art, music and reading. I have eclectic taste and read a huge variety of books.

I don't know any woman who is happy with her looks. I certainly wouldn't want to be friends with anyone who was.

I'm constantly intimidated by Shakespeare's work. Trying to decipher what he's saying and holding on to that thought - not just as an actor, but as a human being - is a rigour.

I absolutely hate clothes shopping, though I love clothes. It's my idea of heaven to be handed things to wear.

As You Like It' was the first Shakespeare production I ever did.

Wow. This has been such a scorching series. Two hawt alpha males. One southern Texan. A recipe for lot of entertainment. - Jamie Leigh

Just as war is too important to leave it to the generals, science and technology are too important to leave in the hands of the experts.

It all came apart once you started caring for something outside yourself.

The great virtue of man lies in his ability to correct his mistakes and to continually make a new man of himself.

I think people have to set up little battles. They have to demonize people whom they disagree with or feel threatened by. But it's the ideological framing of the debate that scares me.

I am a much better father and husband than I ever was a sniper.

We ought to learn from the kine one thing: ruminating.

There’s nothing more haunting than the cry of a child that cannot be returned with food — the most fundamental expectation of every human being.

When I see a salt and pepper standing next to a bottle of ketchup, to me that's obviously a parent and two children, you know? Isn't it for everybody?

A very small matter, when all is said; only a fool would be concerned about it.