As an actor, I'm familiar with having bursts of energy, where you're giving things a try, and then you have down time.

With a woman of sophistication, class and modesty and refinement, I become a totally tongue-tied buffoon. I can't even look her straight in the face.

You really are being quite foolish to smoke.

I'm not sure I'm the sort of actor people are hugely interested in finding out an awful lot about.

My first priority is to my wife, as hers is to me, and to our child.

I've been aware of the work I do as an actor being directorial in feel.

You're spoilt as an actor if you are in that small percentage that works regularly.

I'm too much of a big kid.

A big budget studio film is slower, theyve got so much to create around you. Everything is more complicated.

I'm happiest when I can just be a director and watch.

I don't know anyone who's suffered lung cancer.

Never stop. Never stop fighting. Never stop dreaming.

There is no serving God without serving man

Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.

I recently watched Peter Brook's Lord of the Flies, and it wasn't a favorite film. Then I saw the one that was made in 1990, which in my opinion didn't match up to the original.

Don't sit back and be a bystander of your own life

They say that falling in love is wonderful, it's wonderful, so they say.

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

My dad taught me at a very young age that I should work harder than everyone else: Be the first one in and the last one out.

The heads of strong old age are beautiful beyond all grace of youth.

I'm going to miss Blockbuster. I'm gonna miss being CEO and all that stuff. We had an atmosphere where everybody was happy. When people make money, they're happy.