You can spend a bit of yourself when you give yourself to a character. At the end of a job, you have to remind yourself who and what you are.

I'd have described myself as a Tolkien reader before this, but now I'd describe myself as a Tolkien geek.

I can't bear shopping. I can choose clothes for my characters, but not for myself. I've got no dress sense. Or I've lost it.

I never like to go out of character when filming starts. I fear that if I do, I might not be able to pick it up again.

Do people really think that about my nose? I spent my whole life hating it, so its amusing that people like it!

I have a bit of pride, which is always my downfall.

I think if I had come out of drama school and been an instant Hollywood superstar, I would be taking long, leisurely holidays.

I'm not interested in building wealth, which is kind of naive and probably frowned on, living in America. It's something that people don't necessarily understand, but if I die poor, I die poor.

Whatever I lack in talent I have in stamina.

I love being grungy and dirty.

The problem with me is I read everything, but it's only the bad stuff that stays with me. It's weird, you only need to be told something once and it stays with you.

Oh my beloved life, wait a bit at my window, go slowly, and let me enjoy it to the fullest.

If You Lose Your Keys, At Least It's Better Than Losing Your Car.

Still waters run deep.

If the Russians ever decide to atom bomb us, they're certain to drop an especially large one on the plant in Pleasantville.

By God ye shall be called to account for your doings!

One who is always deeply involved in what he is doing is above all embarrassment.

It's very exciting to work with people who inspire you.

It's easy to carry the past as a burden instead of a school. It's easy to let it overwhelm you instead of educate you.

And I, as I lived, in an alien landWill die a slave and an orphan.

I go in the butchers and there's not a lot of meat I can eat these days, with having all the animals.