Literally, I don't know where life is gonna go from one day to the next, and that's as exciting as it is tiring.

Every moment of living has its own logic, its own meaning.

Acting has always been such escapism for me.

It's lovely to work with a group of actors who make you laugh and smile.

When it comes to my work, I'm fearless. I go with my gut.

I need someone who understands an artist's mentality. I couldn't be with someone who wouldn't let me have my freedom.

I'd love to work on a real girl piece with some fabulous actresses. I feel like I've worked with so many men.

I don't want to be doing fashion shoots and being interviewed about where I shop. Who cares?

I think when you're an actor and you're drawing on your emotions all the time, you need to be quite steady.

The reason I act is because I'm trying to understand why people are as they are.

I'd prefer to go under the radar and just do the acting without being famous for it.

Failure is an enigma. You worry about it, and it teaches you something.

Graduation is a big deal-bigger than getting a hole-in-one while golfing. People might think you're lying about the hole-in-one, but when you graduate, you get a diploma.

You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.

If we really reflect and discriminate, we'll find that all things are created by our perception, that all states exist within the mind.

My favorite of my books is DAVE AT NIGHT, because it's loosely based on my father's childhood in an orphanage.

False love is only blinder.

Acting for me was the gospel, the love of the spoken word.

A pure heart won't get us out of conflict and controversy. It may well be the very thing that gets us into it.

Man to the last is but a froward child; So eager for the future, come what may, And to the present so insensible.

I always wanted to play Lestrade of Scotland Yard 'cause he's a buffoon that gets to wear a uniform. I thought that would be fun.