To be honest, you have to do a big Hollywood film to get enough money to do a good independent film!

I'm proud of Lord of the Rings. I think it's a once in a lifetime role, and a once in a lifetime film. It was made with so much care and passion and meticulous detail and everybody was so behind it.

Listen to people and treat people as you find them. There's an inherent goodness in most people. Don't pre-judge people - that was me Mam's advice anyway.

I sometimes find that playing the bad guy, or villains, or psychopaths tend to be much more psychologically rewarding. And you can really push it, you can push the limits, and get away with it.

If you have a very good concept of your character, you can snap into it.

My family thought the fascination with acting was just another fad.

Lord of the Rings was just so much enjoyment. It was over about the space of a year that I was filming. It's one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done, so emotional.

I'd been trying for a while to get parts that weren't just the English bad guy, so it was quite refreshing to be playing someone who was a compassionate, decent guy.

I'm still Sean that me mates went to school with, not Sean the film star. And that's the way I prefer to be.

It was such an interesting character and the film really explored his friendship with Bond and how it all went wrong, so it was a very personal journey for both characters.

I had no intention of being an actor. I was quite good at it. I was pretty capable at other things but never any good at anything.

Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your honeymoon and the last day of your vacation.

As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me.

I always felt that a scientist owes the world only one thing, and that is the truth as he sees it.

The reality is that the only way change comes is when you lead by example.

You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back. The heart will break... but broken live on.

He was a gentle and sensitive soul, and therefore had a short temper, which is why he went straight after everything with an ax.

I'm a revolutionary, money means nothing to me.

My love is selfish. I cannot breathe without you.

I'm a martial artist. I've boxed all my life. I work out. I studied Hwarangdo, which is a Korean style.

Mr. Vice President, I know you're under a lot of duress to make up for lost ground, but I think people would be better served if we don't keep interrupting each other.