I don't like it when people are trying too hard. That goes for clothes, for acting, for everything. It's just not good when it seems like you're making too much of an effort.

You go back to those films of the '40s and '50s and hear the dialogue, the way the people played off each other, the wordplay. I think we've really lost that in movies.

I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it.

Parenthood and family come first for me, and when I'm not working I'm cool with the Teletubbies.

I feel for those 19-year-olds who get thrust into the limelight that young.

It's important to me that everyone is treated with respect.

I always want my options to be open.

Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.

You won't find a better young actor than Jaeden Lieberher. I ended up having one of the best times with him, really. Going to work with him every day was a treat.

The sexiest part of the body is the eyes. That's what I believe.

I don't think you necessarily identify and believe in the motifs of the character, but you have to want to play it and want to commit to the lines.

It's hard, omigod remember? Being a kid.

Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.

Does it scare me, driving into nothing at 300kph? - Of course it does - I'm not an idiot.

I have to avoid things like 'World of Warcraft' or 'Minecraft', otherwise I'd never get any work done.

During a term in office there are highs and lows, but what counts is that the goal is set as well as the means to achieve it, and the force we put into getting results.

What concerns anyone so much as the time he has to live?

We need to embrace the change that digital connectivity can bring. Now, towns will come alongside places where optical fibre network is present.

You may have the loftiest goals, the highest ideals, the noblest dreams, but remember this nothing works unless you do.

You have to be careful what you think you know.

Art is a war - between ourselves and the forces of self-sabotage that would stop us from doing our work. The artist is a warrior.