Doing a film, or being sent scripts to look at a certain character, it's very odd for me. I tend to take it very personally.

My workout is my meditation.

The Monmouth Coffee Shop is the best place in London

I always think of the Pacific Northwest as giant trees, and rain, and clouds and dampness, like the Native American art from that area.

To quote Agent Cooper, 'I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange.'

Actors have an unusual perspective on clothing. You've really got to know the impact of what you're wearing on the character you're playing

For the time it takes to make the film, you are treated like a cosseted pet. Then the process is over, and you're hung out to dry. It's like being a mink.

Hollywood is not good when it comes to age

I really fight for my privacy.

I'd like to do more Shakespeare. I'd like to do Iago in Othello. I look so benign. It would be interesting to see that black evil come out of my soul

The nice thing about New York is that you're finally able to wear those winter clothes that have been sitting in your closet in mothballs

Cats, as you know, are quite impervious to threats.

A compassionate way of life rooted in oneness and connectivity not only impacts your greater good, but it resonates out into the world, positively impacting the greater good for all.

Teaching is all armchair. I learn about writing by writing and thinking about what I've written and throwing it away.

The media cause more problems than they do good.

It is national parliaments, which are, and will remain, the true source of real democratic legitimacy and accountability in the EU.

I'm not interested in being a celebrity; I'm interested in being a better actor and a better director.

Procrastination is the kidnapper of souls and the recruiting-officer of hell.

When I wake up, my pillow’s cold and damp with tears. But tears for what? I have no idea.

A child can ask a thousand questions that the wisest man cannot answer.

I'm often very relaxed when I'm on the wire.