I've never had to turn my hand to anything for monetary gain, other than pretending to be somebody else. I'm deeply fortunate.

If I were to play somebody who ran a fish and chip shop, I would not work in a fish and chip shop for three months. Staring at chips is not going to help me in my performance.

I think the cinema you like has more to do with silence, and the theater you like has more to do with language.

One of the greatest things drama can do, at it's best, is to redefine the words we use every day such as love, home, family, loyalty and envy. Tragedy need not be a downer.

Family is family over the internet, over Skype, over the telephone. Love is love. You don't have to actually go through some ritual to prove that you love somebody.

Fifteen years before I became a screen actor, I was in the theatre. A lot of my work was comedy, which I loved doing. It's harder.

With narration, you have to be very accurate with your voice. It's a good exercise to do.

Equal partners aren't always what we envision as being manifestly equal. Equality can come in many different shapes and sizes and combinations.

I do remember, as a child, that I always imagined, when I was maybe 6 or 7, my fantasy was that everywhere I went I was being followed by an invisible film crew.

They're a very strange lot actors, very strange people.

You cannot learn a lesson of profound forgiveness unless you understand what it is to be wounded and forgive that which has wounded you.

Peace first, sophistication later. Harmony first, luxury later.

Sometimes, I present myself as an expert and talk non-sense. To be honest, passing out hugs is far better than passing judgements. TRY THIS!

Stay with me always, my sweet, my love . . . my Claire.

I hope when I'm on my deathbed, people forgive me, because there is a lot to forgive.

You can't kill rock and roll without a silver bullet because she's a werewolf.

What determines success in industrial policy is not the ability to pick winners but the capacity to let the losers go.

The well-satisfied customer will bring the repeat sale that counts.

You might be a redneck if you're a lite beer drinker, because you start drinking when it gets light.

The media works in sound bites. They can make you look like a genius or stupid.

The reason we write fiction is because it's so much easier to exist spending part of each day in an imaginary world.