I do want to be in mainstream movies that are going to be seen. I suppose it satisfies the showbiz side of me.

I was born William. My father was William. I came from a big family, I hated being called Billy. Willem's a nickname; it's a Dutch name, very common in the Netherlands.

The worst thing is to get involved with people who aren't passionate about what they're doing.

The English Patient' is about the coming together of a French-Canadian nurse, an English patient, a Sikh in a turban and me, Caravaggio, and each of us is seeking a resolution to our own problems.

Great theatre is about challenging how we think and encouraging us to fantasize about a world we aspire to.

I never act. I simply bring out the real animal that's in me.

Sometimes I think women are lucky because they can develop in ways men can't. The old-boy network may be oppressive to women, but it actually stunts men in terms of personal growth.

The mask can be a limitation, but you just deal with it. You do get superhuman strength and pumpkin bombs and all this other stuff to express yourself with.'

You have to lose yourself to find yourself.

Action breeds inspiration more than inspiration breeds action.

I guess they often cast me as the bad guy, because I'm not, er, conventional looking. I look sort of violent. I'm the odd one out, the outsider.

As Christians, we should live a Kingdom-driven life

I want to show my sins withinTo help make me sinless, once again"What I Want

If you wanted to design a robot that could learn as well as it possibly could, you might end up with something that looked a lot like a 3-year-old.

I don't know what my fans are going to think. It's definitely not what they're used to from me.

I'm looking for activity. I put players in and take them out based on effort and defense, not making or missing shots

What the Yankees need is a second base coach.

Well then I'd certainly be a damned fool to feel any other way, wouldn't I?

Our podium is the music. It's really important that we stay focused, because things become misconstrued in the media.

I once heard a preacher who sorely tempted me to go to church no more.

What makes me fully alive is anything. Really just being alive is enough.