Getting older is a struggle. I always feel that just under the surface of acceptance and enjoyment of the ageing process is a terrible hysteria just waiting to burst out.

I don't do the whole L.A. nightlife thing.

When you look at all the miracles attributed to Jesus, they're all about change.

Acting itself is quite scary. Some people say that actors are show-offs, very egotistical and all that kind of stuff, but it is quite scary.

I suppose I'm something of an eccentric dresser.

I'm not a Tony Blair impersonator.

No matter how difficult things are, and no matter how much grief and loss there is, you can turn it into something positive.

I love being able to play as many different characters, in as many different worlds as I possibly can. That's what I really enjoy.

I'm a huge fan of science fiction and fantasy - not so much horror because I get a bit scared.

I am prone to get carried away thinking about creative projects.

My chief gifts are - naturally good at all sports with a raw talent for pretty much everything, which if nurtured could develop into improper talent.

Our happiness in this world depends on the affections we are able to inspire.

There's a huge cloud of shame around art and business being seen as bedfellows.

God used words to create this planet, so be careful with them.

It is easy for me to put on a show and be cocky..but to express oneself honestly not lying to oneself, now that my friend is very hard to do

Ritual is the way you carry the presence of the sacred. Ritual is the spark that must not go out.

Okay. So, apparently I find burly Indian men attractive. What's wrong with that?

All art is bad, but modern art is the worst.

We have no filter for music, but we feel it when what's being spoken and sung is telling a story and evidencing a character.

There must be Religion. Otherwise the poor would murder the rich.

I was never nervous. That's not me, ... Nervousness, scariness, that's not even in our vocabulary.