Hopefully, any character I play has an anchor in reality.

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.

I am in your thoughts.You are in my dreams.

I find some things difficult to grasp. I need to be shown or taught a few different ways sometimes before I figure it out

Your past is my Future.

Every word, every sentence, every poem and every chapter of a book I have written came from the bottom of my heart, it's very special and very unique to me.

It's real nice and exciting for me to break the records, but it's more exciting for me to be on a winning team.

Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy.

To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gifts - absolute gifts - which have not been acquired by one's own effort. And, moreover, to succeed, the artist much possess the courageous soul.

Nothing is difficult for the humble.

Each time you send love in response to hate, you diffuse the hate.

I can only tell you this-I would rather have taste than either love or money.