I think all parts come with baggage unless it is a brand new play. If one was daunted by that, you would never do anything.

If I was to meet Lou Reed or Bob Dylan, I would be totally helpless. Writers and musicians make me feel completely starstruck.

I love Scotland, mainly for its landscape. I like walking, and it's a great place to go hiking.

Actors don't listen to each other. You're so obsessed with what you're saying or doing that the other person could be talking in Swahili and you wouldn't know.

My parents' parents were regular working-class people. I ended up speaking in a certain way, and one gets sidelined into doing certain parts. I think that is really quite narrow-minded.

Growing up, I went to many schools, and I had to fit in to many different types of environments with totally different social groups. It helps me out as I move from job to job.

That's the privilege of being a grandparent - they can indulge the children while parents have to be the bad guy. Grandparents can also be subversive and naughty with them.

Love exists in itself, not relying on owning or being owned.

Kindness was too painful. It had been a long time since he had had to endure it.

No one can fulfill the calling to extend the reign of love alone

We never gain in life by hurting others. Sometimes we try to elevate our own insecure egos by degrading and belittling those around us. Yet this produces only a false sense of self-esteem.

I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant.

It's also a more personal medium. It seems to go directly to one's brain. There are no pictures to distract.

I feel it's most important to keep it real and enjoy each moment, you know, take advantage of every opportunity life provides, because who knows what tomorrow may bring

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.

Literature is always trying to show other parts of this immense universe in which we live. It's endless. I'm sure there will be other writers who will discover new worlds.

Nature's book always contains the truth; we must only learn to read it.