I'm a lucky boy. Never wanted for anything; new tracksuit, new pair of football boots. I had a happy childhood.

A lot of the films I do go down brilliantly critically and win awards, but not a lot of people see them.

The last time I threw a punch was in primary school, and that was probably a slap.

Believe it or don't believe it, Madame. But my feet are tired too. Bloody tired. Like a dead man's.

The Constitution was framed in order to form a more perfect union, not to establish mass confusion.

Courage is ... the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared.

Like those great sphinxes lounging through eternity in noble attitudes upon the desert sand, they gaze incuriously at nothing, calm and wise.

In fact, things are moving along rather well in Iraq. Nothing is perfect, of course, and freedom is messy work. The cooperation of the three major interests in Iraq has been remarkable.

We didn't have the time to watch playback all the time so I depended on my team [All We Had].

The real reward for doing your best work is not the money you make but the leader you become.

I will happily support anything that protects life.

Enjoying life is far superior to being graded on your performance in life.