I prefer to stay in shape through doing activities I enjoy, such as climbing, hiking and exploring.

The cast of 'Vikings' is a real team, a true ensemble. It's a mad, eclectic, great bunch! But we support each other and trust each other completely. There are no egos.

With period dramas, it's very easy to get excited because I love to do them. I'm a history nut and I love to immerse myself in the research.

Our existence and our environment enclosed entities of divinity.

Have intercourse with females, acquire wealth.

I have gotten so used to melancholia that I greet it like an old friend.

There is no such thing as a quantum leap. There is only dogged persistence - and in the end you make it look like a quantum leap.

If we restructure things to see that the hero's journey is a degree in astrophysics rather than a journey to star in a reality show, that's a better world.

the trouble with a woman standing behind her man is that she can't see where she is going!

Why are comedic parts for women the exception, not the rule?

There's not much longevity in music today. It's so easy to go in, put some pretentious lyrics on, with people saying the same thing over and over and over.

My legs are long but my body is too short.

Not a single piece of material culture - not a single object - has been found at Giza that can be interpreted to come from a lost civilization.