Don't forget I'm from a military family. I was in special training in the army. I am tall, sporty and - how do you say - you can always protect yourself... I have very strong security.

I was very good in math and physics. In the Soviet time, we had a lot of Olympic-style competitions for different disciplines: I was always winning in my region.

I don't like Moscow. It's not my city.

Long term I do believe internationally there is a huge misunderstanding of Russia.

Arthur blinked at the screens and felt he was missing something important. Suddenly he realized what it was."Is there any tea on this spaceship?" he asked.

After all is said and done more is said than done.

The materials of wealth are in the earth, in the seas, and in their natural and unaided productions.

Usually I love preparing. It's really the time I prefer, because it's a time of reflection and of possibility of growth - to let it cook inside.

If Singapore is a nanny state, then I am proud to have fostered one.

Hollywood is weird, man. The child-actor world is the weirdest. But somehow I survived.

Introversion, at least if extreme, is a sign of mental and spiritual immaturity.

When you get into the edit you'll understand what making a film is. You'll see all the things you missed and all the possibilities you have from what you shot.

All great things are done for their own sake.

What is the difference between astroturf and grass? I don't know, I never smoked astroturf.