I wasn't dyslexic, I was just very slow. I passed my time daydreaming.

I watched Gene Kelly for his smile, for his energy. Vittorio Gassman for his movement. Clark Gable for his mustache. And I watched Lassie who was happy as a dog.

I've never concerned myself with the labels people want to put on you. What matters to me is my own estimation.

I don't represent myself as a star, but an actor who wants to make movies.

I don't care about my image.

I like simple things. I like being in my family in the South and playing petanque.

I watched a lot of Douglas Fairbanks movies. He always played the same role with a mustache. Zorro had a mustache. The Musketeer had a mustache. Tarzan had a mustache.

I like the hot-cold, the sugar-salt, being able to play over-the-top and dramatic things - in the same film. Just as in my life, I can be very funny and at other times almost extinguished.

In many cases for an actor it's a comfortable position to be in. But it's harder to fail as a director.

I don't want everyone to like me, and I don't choose who likes me. You have to give them the choice, give them the option.

I want to work with a director who becomes my brother, my father, for two months. You give yourself over to that person.

Great God! Thank you for the joy in my heart.

Turns out I'm really good at killing people. Didn't know that was gonna be a strong suit of mine.

The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.

Life was a series of greetings and farewells, one was always saying good-bye to something, to someone.

I grew up in a place called Malahide, which is by the water and is beautifully quiet, leafy, and part serene.

The Buddha taught that we're not actually in control, which is a pretty scary idea. But when you let things be as they are, you will be a much happier, more balanced, compassionate person.

One does not see anything until one sees its beauty.

I tried very hard. But I can't help it. The Fates are cruel. They sent you to me, my brave one, knowing that you would break my heart.

A book is not harmless merely because no one is consciously offended by it.

Surely it is worthwhile to lay ourselves out with all our might in promoting the cause and kingdom of Christ.