I am very superstitious about toasts. I never toast with water, and I'm very careful to make eye contact with everyone I toast with.

Note to self: Never ride a motorcycle in stilettos and a miniskirt.

There's just certain things you don't think about to enjoy a film. Bullets in space are one of them.

Talking about relationships is a surefire way to jinx them.

I used to trip over my legs and get detention for my too-short shorts because none fit. I still trip, but now I like to show them off.

Indian-styled garments are very popular in the U.S., especially in areas near the beach, like Hawaii and Los Angeles.

I collect imported teas, I have a few cupboards full! It's like wine, each has it's own flavour and you get into their little nuances.

I believe love at first sight is possible. Centuries of literature and art and beauty has been dedicated to that idea, so who am I to argue, even if I've never experienced it?

I can definitely be tough when pushed. In relationships, you have to take a stand for who you are and how you're willing to be treated.

Every actor who has done an action film has a little tiny scar somewhere from that.

I put Liam at the top of the list, the male actor list, because I had just seen Schindler's List again and Michael Collins, and I was just like, 'God, what an incredible actor.'

[I]t is well to have as many holds upon happiness as possible.

I like Cinderella - she has a good work ethic and she likes shoes.

I'm not intensely private - I talk a great deal about my life and my work - I just don't play the game to excess.

It's surprising that the world is understandable to the extent that it is.

People always want to protect what's really going on inside. They want to kind of make visible something that looks more pleasant than what may be happening inside of themselves.

African slavery, as it exists in the United States, is a moral, a social, and a political blessing.

Fiction has a unique role in conveying Truth. In fact, only fiction that is Truth with a capital T is worthwhile.

Making checklists of things you're looking for in a person is the numero uno thing you can do to guarantee you'll be alone forever.

I'm completely cricketed out. If I never have to write another word about cricket again, I'll be a happy man.

I am made of earth, and my song made of words.