To have the kind of success I have had is really amazing, and I am incredibly grateful.

You don't need to follow trends to be stylish.

It's true about the eyes being the window to the soul. Your face can be etched with worry, and twisted by ageing, but the eyes tell the true story of who you are.

I think there's nothing more amazing than helping people every day.

Actors need steely determination. It's a tough profession with plenty of knocks along the way. You have to be very determined and never take 'no' for an answer.

I'm always interested in telling stories that have a message because I really do believe that film is so powerful.

I like to believe that we all pray to the same god.

Hollywood 'friends' are only after one thing. They're looking out for the next big thing, and they don't want to miss out on you just in case.

I always find filming stressful. I get very caught up thinking about my character - 'Am I doing it right? Should it be done this way?'

I did not enjoy Cambridge. But I shouldn't blame Cambridge alone. I wasn't ready for university or for the wrench of leaving home. It was a big cultural shock.

I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.

She used to be a schoolteacher but she has no class now.

Don't let the bastards get you down.

Your reputation is what people say about you. Your character is what God and your wife know about you.

For me, family has always come first.

Happiness is dog-shaped, I say.

If security were all that mattered, computers would never be turned on, let alone hooked into a network with literally millions of potential intruders.

Only about half of all commercials actually work.

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden.

I want to go down as a winner.

The number one quality is charisma. You have to be able to connect with the audience. That is that magic "it" factor that designates a star from someone who is just never going to be a star.