I love films where the world seems to be going a bit faster and everything's a bit brighter and more in focus.

It's hell with that big beard and stuff. That's the one bit I don't like. Either you take out at lunch or you don't eat. So I opted not to eat, 'cause having to put it on twice is horrific.

I've got two young kids. I don't know what the future holds.

Well, I quite like animals, but theyre unpredictable. I mean, look at old whats-his-name in Vegas. Tiger dragged him off the stage, you know? The guy brought up tigers. Theyre quite unpredictable.

I knew it was going to be enormous because of the number of people who bought the books, but, to be honest, I never thought it would be bigger than Bond. Never in a million years.

I think the shocking thing to discover is the owls are not stupid and very feral, very hard to train.

Is it just me, or is the world full of beautiful women?

When you are new to the business, you think if you give a really bad performance, that's one they will print. You will be judged. You just have to be brave.

Usually for a movie, if you want a 13-year-old, you get a 16-year-old who looks 13, because 13-year-olds dont have that level of self-awareness.

It's like going back to school. You know, autumn! Time for 'Harry Potter'.

I sometimes worry that all the beautiful things have been made.

It is a friend's duty that he does not leave his friend in a difficult position but provide intimacy and support to him. In difficulty who leaves is a false and the one not quitting is a true friend.

The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul.

The happy are an exception who enjoy innocently their simple happiness.

There are only three things you need to let go of judging, controlling, and being right. Release these three and you will have the whole mind and twinkly heart of a child.

It is always your next move.

To act, you must know pain. You must know what it means to be in love, what it means to be rejected.

When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on all.

The toilets at a local police station have been stolen. Police say they have nothing to go on.

What I think is going on is that probably language was entertainment long before it was meaning. It's a kind of tuneless singing.

I'm confident that there are plenty of people who have the strength of character and the presence of mind to warn me of difficulties and alert me to opportunities.