I love life. I'm fascinated by human behavior because that feeds back into my work.

I've got a vendetta to destroy the Net, to make everyone go to the library. I love the organic thing of pen and paper, ink on canvas. I love going down to the library, the feel and smell of books.

Whether you're a believer or not, I think there's a huge value in understanding the quality of redemption.

When I was offered the part in Shakespeare In Love a voice in my head said 'not another tights role!

From the age of about five to twelve I was very bad, a hideous little terror who beat people up. I was a member of a Rough Gang - we went around and terrorised all the pupils in school.

I love new writing, new blood, modern works by unknown writers.

It takes years to establish yourself, and then you have one big film and everyone calls you an overnight success. You think, 'Christ, I've been sweating and crying for seven years.'.

I don't know what my limitations are until I reach them. I look for the challenge.

Youth is a predominant factor. We are seeing a young King Arthur, and thereby a young-ish - as I'm into my 40s - Merlin. It was about how to tackle it, from that point view.

I've always believed that you shouldn't want to mend a broken heart, because that's someone you don't want to forget. Scars can be good.

I think religion might throw up a kind of resistance, but I think if one talks about conditioning we can all kind of understand that.

Make it stop, " Vincent murmured, coming out of sleep and pulling the blanket over his head. "I think your mutt is howling for you.

I really love Miami, but I don't think the architecture matches the city. It's a bit too commercial.

Well, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that. I've been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, you're under pressure.

My theory is that we used to have several personalities, and now we're encouraged to have one online.

I don't lose my temper often; about once every twenty years perhaps.

When you fall in love, nobody has to tell you. You know what you feel.

You stay young as long as you can learn, acquire new habits, and suffer contradictions.

Some people go to Berlin to get more cutting edge; I went and started wearing lederhosen and going to visit baroque palaces.

Have caviar if you like, but it tastes like herring to me.

[George Saunders] is very precise about what he is doing. There isn't a thing left to chance.