It is great to be a part of big-budget movies, but it is harder to feel like you are contributing, in the sense that it has such big machinery behind it.

You don't need to follow trends to be stylish.

It's true about the eyes being the window to the soul. Your face can be etched with worry, and twisted by ageing, but the eyes tell the true story of who you are.

I think there's nothing more amazing than helping people every day.

Actors need steely determination. It's a tough profession with plenty of knocks along the way. You have to be very determined and never take 'no' for an answer.

I'm always interested in telling stories that have a message because I really do believe that film is so powerful.

I like to believe that we all pray to the same god.

Hollywood 'friends' are only after one thing. They're looking out for the next big thing, and they don't want to miss out on you just in case.

I always find filming stressful. I get very caught up thinking about my character - 'Am I doing it right? Should it be done this way?'

I did not enjoy Cambridge. But I shouldn't blame Cambridge alone. I wasn't ready for university or for the wrench of leaving home. It was a big cultural shock.

I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.

Too much war, hatred and fear in the world.Desperately needed: More art, love and poetry.

You actions are your only true belongings.

Mathematicians are like managers - they want improvement without change.

We won't be like Jesus if it's more important to us to be like each other. God doesn't compare what he creates.

The more I say about God, the less you'll know about God.

I knew I wanted to act, and I was really driven, so I kept going for it. We moved to L.A. full-time when I was 8 or 9.

It's not ok when around 1 million New Zealanders don't vote.

These boots were made for walking, that's just what they'll do. One of these days these boots are going to walk all over you.

Just where you are-that's the place to start!

There is a remembrance of the dead to which we turn even from the charms of the living.