I used to be mouthy. It was all to do with being a northerner and from Manchester, which was suddenly a big deal when I was in my 20s. When I read some of the interviews I did back then, I cringe.

Life is easy greediness adds complexity

Twitter has restored my faith in humanity. I thought I'd hate it, but while there are lots of knobheads, there are even more lovely people. It delights me how witty and friendly most people are.

I'm not a people person. I'm not sociable. I have been and I can be, but not as a general rule.

You never undertake a project because you think other people will like it - because that way lies madness - but rather because you believe in it.

It's horrible to get a cameraphone shoved in your face every time you walk out the door.

I think I can be closed in. I can close this outer shell, cut myself off and be quite cold. I can cut other people off if I need to. I don't think I'm angry, though... Maybe my wife would disagree.

I'm good at being on my own. As a kid, I was always in my room alone, so I have a high threshold for it. If I'm bored, I'll read. Hanging around doesn't go well with me.

I'm incredibly proud of 'Life On Mars' and 'Doctor Who.' They're just a blast to do.

Success, however you judge what that even means, brings with it certain pressures.

Critics should be to actors what ornithologists are to birds: they can write all they want, but it shouldn't affect them.

The way religion makes thousands believe is itself a miracle.

We all have a personal pool of quicksand inside us where we begin to sink and need friends and family to find us and remind us of all the good that has been and will be.

No one can truly know Christ unless they follow him in life.

Alligators and crocodiles are some of the most aggressive creatures on the planet - they'll take down a boat if you come up to their nest.

When people come to play music as they do to play bridge, civilization will have taken the longest stride forward since the beginning of time.

For me, screenwriting is all about setting characters in motion and as a writer just chasing them. They should tell you what they’ll do in any scene you put them in.

President-elect [Donald] Trump has promised a safe zone, a humanitarian zone [in Syria].

I took action as governor to preserve the sanctity of life.

Teach the Scriptures to your children daily, discipline your children consistently, and love your children unconditionally. If you do these things, you will have acted biblically.

The women laughed and wept; the crowd stamped their feet enthusiastically, for at that moment Quasimodo was really beautiful. He was handsome — this orphan, this foundling, this outcast.