He earned every precious beautiful moment life gave back to him.

I started hitching about the country when I was 16 or 17 years old. I found the music that was played around the country - Irish music - had a particular resonance.

I loved teaching. And I always used to say that acting was just something I did purely on my own terms, and that if I had to make a living from it there would be too much pressure.

I don't want people poking around in my private stuff. They've no business in it. My work is what I give to people, that's my job, and that's where it stops.

As an actor, to get a gift of a part like that is unusual. And then, to have the prospect of another one is always going to be interesting and exciting.

Once we start shooting, it's in there. You're trying to get into a place where you rise to the work, rather than make it manageable or make it work for you.

I think most people are decent people. I don't know if they could stand the pressure he's under, but most people aspire to be decent people.

The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself.

Look how we have made our broken hearts soar.

No matter how we choose to live, we both die at the end.

An ineffably holy God, who has the utmost abhorrence of sin, was never invented by any of Adam's descendents.

The most successful form of correction is when the "other" feels informed versus chastised.

To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.

The Argentine tango is very special to me because it's full of sensuality. The chemistry between the man and woman is absolutely stunning.

[The Persian Empire] left a dream of the Middle East as a unit, and a unit where people of different faiths could live together.

The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

When asked how to achieve success more rapidly, came the quick reply, 'Double your failure rate'.