I'm of the opinion that it's okay to be silent, to not speak if you don't have anything to say.

Working with Martin Scorsese was an absolute minute-by-minute education without him ever being grandiose about it.

If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously.

I feel like I've been marinated in Australian theatre.

I'm not sitting on a soapbox telling women what they should and shouldn't do, but I know what works for me.

I love strange choices. I'm always interested in people who depart from what is expected of them and go into new territory.

I don't think about being beautiful or not being beautiful. ... It's more about feeling confident inside your own skin really and thinking about yourself as little as possible.

Some ideas, like what you're going to do with your life, take time to form.

I couldn't possibly have played someone with feelings towards a woman unless I had those feelings myself.

I think it's always good to take on things that at first seem bigger than you. Then you just try and surmount them.

The word 'circumnavigate' is quite a beautiful word.

Feeling unlucky? Find opportunities, work your butts off and nail them!

Moral indignation is in most cases 2% moral 48% indignation and 50% envy.

A sculptor wields The chisel, and the stricken marble grows To beauty.

We see things not as they are, but as we are. Our perception is shaped by our precious experiences.

I am a human being and an artist: I really, simply, surely am.

I do not attach much importance to America's bombs. I attach importance to her great vitality and integrity. The strength of America is deeper and more significant than her financial power.

According to Johnny Carson, I was the guy who Marlon sent out to do all the dirty work.

And I want you to know that I have had the greatest support from President Bateman. I could coach as long as I want to and never felt any pressure to reach a decision.

It must infuriate our children to see us always so much more forbearing with everybody else's.