If you want to get on in life get off your arse because it ain't going to come to you. And if it does come to you and you're not off your arse then you ain't going to keep it very long.

There is something about silence and being in the middle of nowhere that is really very attractive.

As a man, there's a part of me that feels I should still be going out and doing a proper day's work.

Almost all politicians drive me insane. These people are supposed to be looking after us. What I hate is that we don't speak up enough as a nation and take on the government.

Well, for me, my favourite 'Indiana Jones' is 'The Last Crusade,' because you get tears in your eyes when you see the old guard standing at the end, so that's my favourite one.

You do a job like mine because you love the job, not because it's going to make you famous.

I went to the audition for a laugh and got the part for the way I walked down the corridor. There's no justice is there? [on getting a role from an audition

I've never met a politician I haven't wanted to walk away from, and I've yet to hear a politician speak and actually believe the words coming out of his mouth.

I wouldn't change a thing in my life, even if I could. What you go through makes you who you are and that's fine.

At acting school people didn't speak like me. It was all received pronunciation - 'ow now brown cow.'

I'm away so much I've had to learn to cook, and I find it relaxing after filming. I make stews and liver and bacon, and an Italian mate taught me how to make a mean puttanesca sauce.

You’ve got to get your team to not only understand your company brand, but also to understand their personal brand.

He was obviously on the wrong side of crazy.

The misfortunes of mankind are of varied plumage.

Soups are a great way to introduce a lot of vegetables to kids. Stir-fries, too, because they contain so many different shapes and colors.

The world's an Inn; and I her guest.

I live to hail that season by gifted one foretold, when men shall live by reason, and not alone by gold.

I try to master every facet of a character in order to build a safety net for myself, so I can go on to take more risks to create someone really distinct.

They classify my motivational speeches as rants...

And a flower, doesn't even know it's own beauty it's entire life. Sad, huh?

The THINGS that COUNT most IN LIFE ARE the THINGS that CAN'T BE COUNTED.