Leading man seems to quite often be an idealized figure.

I take a lot of pride in being myself. I'm comfortable with who I am.

I'm probably more dangerous in a car than I am on a motorbike; on a bike I'm very mindful of the fact that if you make a mistake you're dead.

Filmmaking is a miracle of collaboration.

The minute you start to strategize too much, the more you start to think you're in control of your own fate. And you're not, really.

The world seemed less scary and I started to like myself a little bit more.

I think the most romantic thing you can do is just turn up. Turn up when it's difficult for you. Travel halfway around the world or just up the road. Whatever it is, just be there.

For me, Charles Xavier is a monk. He's like a selfless, egoless almost sexless force for the betterment of humanity and mortality.

A story about my life would be utterly dull.

I think I'm losing my hair finally. And, yeah, that's kind of all I know.

[Macbeth] is historically set in a place depicted by Shakespeare as brutal and violent, incredibly superstitious, and that's something that I do believe is Scottish.

A perfect judge will read each word of wit with the same spirit that its author writ.

The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.

We were too intelligent, too cynical for war. Of course, you don't have to be stupid and primitive to die a stupid, primitive death.

I do not murmur, even if my heart break.

I still bite my nails.

All culture corrupts, but French culture corrupts absolutely.

I think that fans are always looking for someone to blame. Wouldn't it be nice if they looked in the mirror?

When you get on base, holes open up and things happen and you're able to find a way to score runs.

I've written books that have taken me fifteen years, from first sentence to last, and some that only take three or four months.

The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.