Look, I'm a member of the House of Lords and I'm the first to admit that I don't understand how one gets new laws through.

I have no patience at all.

Once you decide to work for yourself, you never go back to work for somebody else.

If you enjoy what you do, don't be afraid of expressing your enthusiasm. Enjoyment is infectious.

I knоw you're Belgian, that's whеrе thоsе waffles соmе frоm

A good leader is not necessarily the most popular person in their business, but the best ones are liked because they are respected for their clarity and vision.

I know you're Belgian, that's where those waffles come from.

My history of lending money from banks is that they want to know the ins and outs of the backside of a duck.

Don't try to blame the rest of the world. The blame only lies with you. Recognize that immediately.

There are two fools in every marketplace; one asks too little, one asks too much.

Effective leadership is about earning respect, and it's also about personality and charisma

It [discovering Finnish] was like discovering a wine-cellar filled with bottles of amazing wine of a kind and flavour never tasted before. It quite intoxicated me.

I've been writing a lot, I've a few projects I'm trying to finance, I do some acting, I do some directing... Apart from that, if I could get lower that a ten handicap on my golf game I'd be thrilled.

TV always wants more people to be watching.

In science, it is rare that a transformational change occurs during our lifetimes.

An actor only has his own understanding and experience to work with.

We all feel disabled in some way. We all feel imperfect. It's hard to be looked at for various reasons.

When we were filming, I thought that I was Peter Pan, you know? I thought I was the coolest kid in the world, so I wound up being the coolest kid in the world.

Men, as an organization, are getting more women than any other group working anywhere in the world. Wherever women are, we have men looking into it.

Great minds don't think alike. If they did, the Patent Office would only have about fifty inventions.

What I'm most excited about is that there's an openness to a shift, and I do think that there's a shift happening.