Central to being an actor is pretending, and the adventure of it all. That's why you become a junkie for different kinds of situations.

I was born William. My father was William. I came from a big family, I hated being called Billy. Willem's a nickname; it's a Dutch name, very common in the Netherlands.

The worst thing is to get involved with people who aren't passionate about what they're doing.

The English Patient' is about the coming together of a French-Canadian nurse, an English patient, a Sikh in a turban and me, Caravaggio, and each of us is seeking a resolution to our own problems.

Great theatre is about challenging how we think and encouraging us to fantasize about a world we aspire to.

I never act. I simply bring out the real animal that's in me.

Sometimes I think women are lucky because they can develop in ways men can't. The old-boy network may be oppressive to women, but it actually stunts men in terms of personal growth.

The mask can be a limitation, but you just deal with it. You do get superhuman strength and pumpkin bombs and all this other stuff to express yourself with.'

You have to lose yourself to find yourself.

Action breeds inspiration more than inspiration breeds action.

I guess they often cast me as the bad guy, because I'm not, er, conventional looking. I look sort of violent. I'm the odd one out, the outsider.

A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.

In starlit nights I saw you, So cruelly you kissed me.Your lips a magic world, Your sky all hung with jewels.The killing moonWill come too

To believe in what you don’t know is as true as to believe in what you do know as long as life is an illusion.

While the rest of the country waves the flag of Americana, we understand we are not part of that. We don't owe America anything - America owes us.

Classifying the stars has helped materially in all studies of the structure of the universe.

My body can't put anyone in jeopardy of not making money anymore - my body is just not on the table that way anymore.

Journalism is straying into entertainment. The lines between serious news segments, news entertainment, and news comedy are blurring.

Music is my religion. Music is the only thing that has never failed me. People let you down, music won't.

The dark scary servant of all evil was on his way to rescue me. Somehow that thought failed to make me warm and fuzzy.

Let us be real, honest, and sincere in our Christianity. We cannot deceive an all-seeing God.