I was spending a lot of time in trailers, you know, on film sets surrounded by film people.

I never imagined it wouldn't work out for me. I had that absolute certainty in myself that has seen me through, I think, and my parents were absolutely behind me all the way.

Above all things I believe in love.

My heart aches completely, every hour, every day, and only when I'm with you does the pain go away.

Then, one day, when you least expect it, the great adventure finds you.

The beautiful thing about it is that no two directors or actors work the same way. You also learn not to be afraid of discussion and conflict.

I want to wear skinny jeans when I'm in my 70s. Why not? Who cares?

I really want to play Princess Leia. Stick some big pastries on my head. Now, that would be interesting.

...as an actor there's nothing better than a great moody moment to play with nothing to say. It's so much easier to do because you can really get inside your head.

I find politicians so desperately boring. I don't trust them and don't believe in them.

What matters most with any regimen, whether it's to lose weight or stop drinking or smoking, is your willingness to seek help and your desire to say 'no more.

Mindfulness helps us see the addictive aspect of self-criticism— a repetitive cycle of flaying ourselves again and again, feeling the pain anew.

Praising God is contagious

Twitter is a kind of verbalization of people yelling at their television sets or gnashing their teeth at the newspaper.

I don't hate anyone, at least not for more than 48 minutes, barring overtime.

The artist need not know very much, best of all let him work instinctively and paint as naturally as he breathes or walks.

I'm a big zombie buff.

I love England and I love cricket.

All too often, schools resemble museums, reflecting the past rather than shaping the future

A knight ending is really a pawn ending.

The good man, though a slave, is free; the wicked, though he reigns, is a slave.