We start off wearing frilly shirts and britches and being good guys and the heroes. And then as time goes on, every English actor ends up playing bad guys. That's what we do.

When you're dealing with killing people and things that are upsetting, that can be a delicate place to occupy yourself for a day.

I think the James Bond thing has sailed. But of course I would want to be a Bond villain. They are great parts. I think it's highly unlikely, but one can always dream.

Somebody doing something effortlessly is a lovely thing to watch.

Im not a big fan of patterns. I like the unexpected.

One of the great things about being an actor is that you have a completely different challenge every few months.

Actors are their own worst enemies. They quite often will get in their own way, and I have to be encouraged, endlessly, not to get in my own way.

Ring tones are just irritating, aren't they?

I think the older I get, the less I should be doing.

I don't have much time for real violence at all. I think there are infinitely better ways of changing the world than using violence. Sitting round a table talking is a pretty good start.

Actors tend to get better with age. You start cutting away the useless stuff and achieving a point of effortlessness and simplicity, which is all you want to do, with any art at all.

Life's like the piano and the violin, it's about how smart you could play the melodies to make a good harmony.

Patient endurance is the greatest life survival skills.

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.

As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.

As long as you're a tax deduction, you'll always be safe in my house.

Time to unite the Sacred Bands, Thebans and his people: one unit, one heart, one swing through life.

As far as I know, he never asked where she had been or why she had left and she never told. I guess some stories do not need telling.

It is not the world that needs peace, it is people. When people in the world are at peace within, the world will be at peace.

Now for some heartwork.

Every day, you are to offer your life to God for His service. You do not serve Him in your spare time or with your leftover resources. The way you live your life for God is your offering to Him.