I find that our response to homelessness really puzzlingly. It's a peculiar response that people have.

It's weird, because usually if you're British and you go to America you play baddies; but I play naughty people here and goodies in America.

The only way one can guarantee one's loyalty is love. Loyalty is beyond logic, really.

I have an interest in giving people a cathartic experience, and making them look at homeless people differently, and making them question how they judge people, in general.

I have no interest in movies that take you somewhere dark and leave you there, for no reason.

I feel safe in saying this, and that is that Peter Weir is without a doubt one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. I'd open a door in a movie for him if he asked me to.

I was brought up Catholic. I'm lapsed. From the age of three I was with the nuns. Now I'm an atheist.

Up until like five seconds ago, I just took what jobs came along.

I'm a guy who is married to an actress, who has three children, and lives in Tribeca. Where do you draw the line on what I am allowed to discuss?

I still read the British papers, but I’ve never been a Royalist, ever. It’s funny, there always seems to be much more of a fascination with the Royal Family over here then there does in England.

The difficulty of looking at a system like natural selection if you have any sort of moral sense yourself, is almost what makes it beautiful.

Character builds slowly but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.

What we now call school training, the pursuit of fixed studies at stated hours under the constant guidance of a teacher, I could scarcely be said to have enjoyed.

Your closest and your most dedicated fans will be your ultimate test. They will test you.

Father, I beg of Thee a little task To dignify my days, 'tis all I ask.

Nature is the worst terrorist you can imagine.

The group will not prosper if the leader grabs the lion's share of the credit for the good work that has been done.

What i do in my personal time is about me. if other people dont agree, then it doesn't matter 'cos it's my opinion and that's what counts at the end of the day.

You're alive, you might as well be glad.

Measures, not men, have always been my mark.

I grew up near the sea in British Columbia and San Francisco, and lived in Malibu and Fiji for years. I get uncomfortable being too far inland.