But there's a difference between privacy and secrecy, and I'm not a secretive person.

Find out who you are and try not to be afraid of it.

Never, ever wear three-quarter length trousers. Even in the summer.

I've played all these extreme guys, but playing an everyman type has its own challenges.

If one story becomes too hot, then you can't forget it. As an actor, you want to remain fluid.

I want to keep everything balanced. That's why it's important not to have too much fanfare.

I find any sort of acting that doesn't have any humor in it is mind-numbingly boring. 'Serious acting' is the kind of acting that I don't ever respond to.

Audiences like to be challenged and to be actively involved and try to guess an outcome.

The goal is always just trying to stretch yourself as an actor.

I'm not a big guy for research. You've got to take a risk.

I think in my job, it's quite difficult to find work on television... you don't necessarily want to get a profile for something that you don't fully believe in.

Be inspired to dare great things.

I'm lucky with my skin - it doesn't require a lot of attention, so I keep things simple. And I drink a lot of water.

Leave glory to great folks. Ah, castles in the air cost a vast deal to keep up!

How those holy men of old could storm the battlements above! When there was no way to look but up, they lifted up their eyes to God who made the hills, with unshakable confidence.

I was in art school since I was five years old. I've always been to art school.

I mean I'm not smarter than the market, but I can recognize a good tape and a bad tape. I recognize when it's right and when it's wrong and that's what my strength is.

That's right, there's free beer in Irish paradise. Everyone's jealous.

Liberals attempt through judicial activism what they cannot win at the ballot box.

There are a lot of great actresses out there. You learn to appreciate each one for what they offer.

The only pleasure of endurance is its past tense.