When people ask me what it is that I want to achieve in life, I always tell them that I want to be able to make positive change in spite of all the issues that the world faces today.

During the first 13 centuries after the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, no one thought of setting up a creche to celebrate Christmas. The pre-eminent Christian holiday was Easter, not Christmas.

The telephone will be used to inform people that a telegram has been sent.

There are a lot of people who think that's what's needed to be successful is always being right, always being careful, always picking the right path.

We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction.

Thankfully, the life of an actor can be quite balanced anyway. If you look over the course of a whole year, you do tend to have periods of down time. So, it's about managing the balance.

Light, air and comfort - these three things I must always have in a room.

Youre a rich man, why arent you smart?

I would like to be like Britney, but maybe better. But I don't wanna outshine her.

The possessions of the rich are stolen property.

I remember being very influenced by 'Taxi Driver', and also Tommy Lee Jones in 'Coal Miner's Daughter' a little bit.