Every performer can get better. It's not about staying with what God gave you and doing nothing with it for the rest of your life.

Growing up, I always wanted to sing.

I live in Derry, a little town in Ireland, and I don't have the background of Hollywood or Broadway.

I need a girl who will put me in my place, but I also want to laugh and have a good time.

Obviously I like pretty girls, but I'm also looking for someone who can take control. I know guys complain about girls telling them what to do, but I think we all kind of enjoy it.

A modest man is usually admired - if people ever hear of him.

Any ordinary man can...surround himself with two thousand books...and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is possible to be happy.

The day was made for laziness, and lying on one's back in green places, and staring at the sky till its brightness forced one to shut one's eyes and go to sleep.

The night walked down the sky with the moon in her hand.

If people can't abide by the confidentiality of the cabinet room, then they should leave the cabinet.

As actors we're always trying to use our creative imagination.

I don't think I have to introduce myself, unless you don't recognize me with my clothes on.

The American people need to know that money is being used effectively because frankly, the nation can't afford careless spending, no matter how well-intentioned.

When someone asks me to do something, something new, something I don’t know about, and if I haven’t done it, I’ll say yes. Just so I can try something new. You never know what you might like.