I think we should be able to work until we want to stop, which is what I'm going to have to do.

I'm a very good packer, but I probably take too much in the way of toiletries. You only really need a toothbrush, as most places you go to have a bar of soap and some shampoo.

I could do Daniel Day-Lewis's job as well as him.

Acting can be a great job, but you do have to make up things to do when you're not working.

There is a guilty pleasure in being rude and knowing that it's acting rather than you. But you get the same release as if you were being rude in life.

There are two main jobs in acting - the first one is to be a good actor, and the second one is to convince everyone that you're a good actor.

You're an actor - people judge you and criticize you, and praise you and say you're great in equal measure.

It suits me to be in a series that takes ages to film.

I write and play music. I'd like to be a musician at some point.

I once blurted out that I found it impossible to bond with my son Winston because I was too tired. I mean how bloody awful does that sound? What a tosser!

I'm useless scrabbling around at home. I get on everyone's nerves, including my own. I'm not very good at amusing myself.

From birth to 18 a girl needs good parents. From 18 to 35 she needs good looks. From 35 to 55 good personality. From 55 on she needs good cash. I'm saving my money.

You cannot feed the hungry on statistics.

We would rather be feared than respected.

In dealing with the Communists, remember that in their mind what is secret is serious, and what is public is merely propaganda.

I've been spending this last month trying to find four outfits to wear to the different premieres of The Two Towers. It's hard work.

Within 10 years computers won't even keep us as pets.

If your name is getting too heavy, you should have Kvothe give you a new one.

Submission to poverty is the unpardonable sin against the body. Submission to unhappiness is the unpardonable sin against the spirit.

The holy man, though he be distressed, does not eat food mixed with wickedness. The lion, though hungry, will not eat what is unclean.

Man exists only insofar as he is separated from his surroundings. The cranium is a space-traveler's helmet. Stay inside or you perish.