I don't mind what I play, really.

Failure's a natural part of life.

I've permitted myself to learn and to fail with some regularity. And that is probably the one thing I was given, and that I'm still grateful for.

And may the best of you - for it will only be the best of you, and even then only in the rarest and briefest moments - succeed in framing that most basic of questions, 'how do we live?'

Nothing you do particularly matters. But I'm not sure that's a great excuse for doing it poorly.

I don't have a saviour or a royal family.

Art is not disposable. If you want it, you have to hold it and smell it and touch it and read the credits and enjoy it and put it on your wall.

Imagine how asleep or utterly unperceptive and clueless you would have to be not to see yourself as absurd for the most part.

I'd hate to see any film I'm involved in fail, especially artistically but also business-wise.

I think 1973 was the nadir of fashion. When you watch the coverage from that era, you're struck by the astonishing ugliness of the clothes.

It's not a gift of mine, but one given to me, to be able to criticise myself and not be crushed, by myself or by others.

There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however covered by cares and duties

It's not an old book, or a treasure map. Nope. Staring up at me was a pile of rocks.

Believe what you want But don't dumb down what Jesus said.

The feeling of being an underdog, not belonging, is very much me. You harbour a little feeling of resentment towards the 'upper dog'.

You live to play in the playoffs. It's like your heart is ripped out.

I have been a lucky man. But someone has to be.

Paul McCartney and John Lennon would often write a song a day, so I have the same workmanlike philosophy.

After 20 years of doing comedy, I find dramatic work more challenging.

Give your customers what they want today, and help them see tomorrow.

This world to me is like a lasting storm,Whirring me from my friends.