I am the only actor who ever had to lose weight to play Orson Welles.

I was always jealous of my violinist friends and cellist friends who traveled with their instruments.

People say to me now, Oh, youve given up the piano. How can you? Music is a virus.

One of my earliest memories is of bashing the keyboard with my hands, my chubby little baby hands, and I remember the sound hitting my face. It became my toy.

Never count your chickens before you can stick a fork into them.

I personally think Chimes of Midnight is a much better film than Citizen Kane.

I want to record Goyescas by Granados, which has been a great love of mine since I was a teenager.

Film is limitless, but some stage presentations on film can look too theatrical.

Some actors play themselves, don't they?

Men love women but, even more than that, men love cars.

I always wanted to be an independent maverick, writing plays and putting them on myself.

Nothing in life is guaranteed except change, but I guess that could change.

Be with people who know your VALUE not your PRICE

The early years were more about learning than about acting. I had to carry on my father's work, which was a big challenge.

Concerned about my safety, are you? -William Herondale.

I always think it's silly when people talk about works of culture taking risks. Because there's not any risk involved.

In all of its vulnerability, profound sincerity does, in its relationship to knowledge, find its way.

If you are not annoying someone, you are not doing anything new

What we hear is the quality of our listening.

We are giving away the country so a few very rich people can get richer.

we often observe that there is abundance of capital to be had at low rates of interest, while there are also large numbers of artisans starving for want of employment.