I'm a big fan of vampire movies generally and that sort of tradition of characters.

Getting older is a struggle. I always feel that just under the surface of acceptance and enjoyment of the ageing process is a terrible hysteria just waiting to burst out.

I don't do the whole L.A. nightlife thing.

When you look at all the miracles attributed to Jesus, they're all about change.

Acting itself is quite scary. Some people say that actors are show-offs, very egotistical and all that kind of stuff, but it is quite scary.

I suppose I'm something of an eccentric dresser.

I'm not a Tony Blair impersonator.

No matter how difficult things are, and no matter how much grief and loss there is, you can turn it into something positive.

I love being able to play as many different characters, in as many different worlds as I possibly can. That's what I really enjoy.

I'm a huge fan of science fiction and fantasy - not so much horror because I get a bit scared.

I am prone to get carried away thinking about creative projects.

It's difficult to keep anything fresh for an audience these days. With technology being what it is people seem to know everything there is to know about a film before you've even made it.

The dread of loneliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married.

The simplest definition of advertising, and one that will probably meet the test of critical examination, is that advertising is selling in print.

My mother enjoyed few things more than investing in the underdogs and showing them that they were special and could achieve their dreams.

A poor but humble man who gives nothing to charity is preferrable to a rich but haughty man who does.

To exclude religious teaching altogether from education... is a very dangerous and curious tendency. The result is to give paganism a new importance and influence.

Dreams can never be made captive.

I believe if you’re going to bomb someone you should know them first. It should hurt when you kill someone.

Never hit if you can help it, but when you have to, hit hard. Never hit soft. You'll never get any thanks for hitting soft.

It is wonderful when you don't have the fear, and a lot of the time I don't ... I focus on what needs to be done instead.