Human beings, we have dark sides; we have dark issues in our lives. To progress anywhere in life, you have to face your demons.

You have to become involved to make an impact. No one is impressed with the won/loss record of the referee.

There's a certain pattern that exists with geniuses - an eccentricity, a lack of social graces and an inability to really communicate with mere mortals.

Many very strong fathers have turned out ineffectual sons by not allowing them to grow as men.

We shouldn't be put out to pasture just because we've reached somebody's idea of retirement, which was certainly happening in Australia, and I think elsewhere as well.

I think the glue that held Fringe together was the relationships.

I'd never done anything that required a five-year commitment. To build a show that seems to have kept the imagination of the world so much was a bit otherworldly.

Doing animation is great fun. It's like a different world.

I don't know where the line is. I don't know how much of myself is in Walter. There's got to be a bit of him there.

As actors, you don't actually need to know the future of the character. You just need to know the backgrounds.

Lord Of The Rings fandom was massive, worldwide, entrenched. Generally it had been part of the fans' life all their life, because they had it read to them as children; they'd become Tolkien students.

Play keeps us vital and alive. It gives us an enthusiasm for life that is irreplaceable. Without it life just doesn't taste good.

If I had my choice, every high school would be teaching financial literacy along with math and science.

I realise that a novel and a film are different mediums. As artistes, we need to respect other artistes. It also needs a lot of courage to take risks to experiment and interpret known literary works.

Maybe if I knew music, I couldn't do what I am doing.

We need to focus on building a military that is second-to-none ... so that we can destroy Islamic terrorism.

Every woman's wardrobe should include black.

We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.

If you want the secondary greatness of recognized talent, focus first on primary greatness of character.

Marriage is two broken people having little broken people.

If you don't do it this year, you'll just be one year older when you do.