I thought, I need to reinvent myself. I want every day of life to be wonderful, fascinating, interesting, creative. And what am I gonna do to make that happen?

I've always done things the hard way. I was born like a piece of tangled yarn. The job is trying to untangle it, and I'll probably go on doing it for the rest of my life.

Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.

I've never done anything for money. My first love is things of limited commercial appeal. I could be happy doing Shakespeare for the rest of my life.

I'm about as healthy as a person can be. I quit smoking seven or eight years ago.

If you just work on your upper body, you're not going to be a full-range dancer or performer. You've got to work in all directions as much as you possibly can.

Sometimes I think candor is the only kindness.

Let's just say I decided that while my son is young I don't want to do projects that would take me away for months.

Scripts are kind of a bare bones type of reading material.

I don't necessarily like being defined by my profession.

I just felt like I had to create a life for myself where I was more independent.

Monsters have the worst taste in women.

Tess, there isn't a drunken, screaming netballer in the world that would have made me not want to ... continue.

Numbers are intellectual witnesses that belong only to mankind.

If anyone tells you that you can't achieve your dreams, or puts you down, make your hand into a claw and tell them you're a little monster and you can do whatever the f*** you want.

I'm not trying to justify myself, or say I'm not sorry, or not contrite.

When what you do and care about is aligned with what the market wants and cares about, you've created a recipe for career success.

Absolute power demoralizes.

Alone, I am drunk on my thoughts; in company, I am sober again.

When you can despise death, you have conquered all fears.

Fidel Castro was a charismatic revolutionary and a ruthless leader who allowed no dissent.