[Kevin] Costner said, "You don't have to do that... this is a wide shot, so you can calm down."

I like being a villain. Villains are more exciting.

It's very easy to confuse Sean Connery with James Bond. Sometimes in the entertainment industry, people believe the cake is more real than the baker.

Remember to be as smart as you are.

My Brat Pack buddies and I didn't exactly handle celebrity very well. Success at an early age is far more difficult to handle than failure.

Almost anything makes me laugh, especially jokes at my own expense. And I will never, ever admit to being ticklish anywhere.

Catcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up.

I love the rehearsal process in the theatre, and the visceral sense of contact and communication with a live audience.

The movie that's had the most effect on me is Jaws. To this day when I'm in the ocean, I'm hearing that music.

I don't have any blindness when it comes to my money. As an actor, you can get distracted by your work. I do keep an eye on my nest egg, if you will.

Young alienation, disappointment and heartache is all a part of the first real growing up that we do.

Don't be an Extraordinary, you have to be extra in Extraordinary

To tell someone not to be emotional is to tell them to be dead.

but that shadow self of hers wasn't so sure. The ugly, toxic thought was smaller than a drop of blood, yet it poisoned the entire stream.

Traditional British desserts with lots of custard are my biggest weakness - I particularly love the puds at St. John restaurant in East London.

This crusade, this war on terrorism is going to take a while.

For just when ideas fail, a word comes in to save the situation.

Blakes Hotel in South Kensington was a particular favourite of mine during what I affectionately think of as my Restless Years.

There's no real alternative to what there is.

When God gives an assignment, he also gives the skill. Study your skills, then, to reveal your assignment.

A nation that can't remember its dead will soon cease to be worth dying for.