Diplomacy is much more than just talking to your friends... You've got to talk to people who aren't our friends, and even people you dislike.

I'd have described myself as a Tolkien reader before this, but now I'd describe myself as a Tolkien geek.

I can't bear shopping. I can choose clothes for my characters, but not for myself. I've got no dress sense. Or I've lost it.

I never like to go out of character when filming starts. I fear that if I do, I might not be able to pick it up again.

Do people really think that about my nose? I spent my whole life hating it, so its amusing that people like it!

I have a bit of pride, which is always my downfall.

I think if I had come out of drama school and been an instant Hollywood superstar, I would be taking long, leisurely holidays.

I'm not interested in building wealth, which is kind of naive and probably frowned on, living in America. It's something that people don't necessarily understand, but if I die poor, I die poor.

Whatever I lack in talent I have in stamina.

I love being grungy and dirty.

The problem with me is I read everything, but it's only the bad stuff that stays with me. It's weird, you only need to be told something once and it stays with you.

It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.

All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the base of our splendid failure to do the impossible.

Michael had always thought that seeing ghosts was stressful. Those wandering spirits were nothing compared to whatever women had going through their heads at all odd hours of the day.

The ISI is above all a paramilitary organization. It doesn't do all that much collection of intelligence. It's not a very good spy agency, but it's good at running covert action.

For me doing Cheaper By The Dozen 2 was great because I did have a lot bigger part in that movie and every situation is different.

Trailing 5-1, the Padres added an insurance run in the eighth inning.

In 1950, American families sent 1 of 50 of their hard earned dollars to Washington: Today it is 1 in 4.

I foresee that man will resign himself each day to new abominations, and soon that only bandits and soldiers will be left...

Anything you don't understand is dangerous until you do understand it.