Education opens the door to everything in terms of having a career and an impact on society and not being a slave to your job, really.

You don't need to follow trends to be stylish.

It's true about the eyes being the window to the soul. Your face can be etched with worry, and twisted by ageing, but the eyes tell the true story of who you are.

I think there's nothing more amazing than helping people every day.

Actors need steely determination. It's a tough profession with plenty of knocks along the way. You have to be very determined and never take 'no' for an answer.

I'm always interested in telling stories that have a message because I really do believe that film is so powerful.

I like to believe that we all pray to the same god.

Hollywood 'friends' are only after one thing. They're looking out for the next big thing, and they don't want to miss out on you just in case.

I always find filming stressful. I get very caught up thinking about my character - 'Am I doing it right? Should it be done this way?'

I did not enjoy Cambridge. But I shouldn't blame Cambridge alone. I wasn't ready for university or for the wrench of leaving home. It was a big cultural shock.

I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.

Reality is inside the skull.

The only thing worse than living with regret, is dying with regret.

Writers really don't retire, you know. They have to be taken out and shot.

If you take "Cheers" and "Seinfeld" and watch the early shows, they're kind of awkward. It took a while for the writers and everything to gel.

Anyone who takes drugs should be hammered.

Why shouldn't he break Ruth's record? He's got more power than Stalin.

My career has sort of been characterized by taking advantage of the changes in the marketplace, sometimes by design, sometimes by accident.

Comfort will never come to one who does not touch the stillness within himself.

I want my foundation built, and I want to be strong enough to deal with everything coming my way.

These days people seek knowledge, not wisdom. Knowledge is of the past, wisdom is of the future.