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

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

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.

They're so cold, these scholars!May lightning strike their foodso that their mouths learn howto eat fire!

In science, the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs.

I'm not a grown up until everybody realises I'm a grown up. When everyone remembers me as the dirty kid singing little songs I am the dirty little kid.

She unbent her mind afterwards - over a book.

The Magician's Land is a triumphant climax to the best fantasy trilogy of the decade.

I want to really stress this, I am a director, an actor, producer, action choreographer, and I'm also an investor.

I absolutely realize that a celebrity spokesperson is not ideal.

Music has always been a part of me and art in general. I love visual art as well.

A homing pigeon must love her home; otherwise she will not wish to return to it.

My collaborations have to be very positive. I will never work with a person I fight with.