I feel safe in saying this, and that is that Peter Weir is without a doubt one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. I'd open a door in a movie for him if he asked me to.

It's weird, because usually if you're British and you go to America you play baddies; but I play naughty people here and goodies in America.

The only way one can guarantee one's loyalty is love. Loyalty is beyond logic, really.

I have an interest in giving people a cathartic experience, and making them look at homeless people differently, and making them question how they judge people, in general.

I have no interest in movies that take you somewhere dark and leave you there, for no reason.

I find that our response to homelessness really puzzlingly. It's a peculiar response that people have.

I was brought up Catholic. I'm lapsed. From the age of three I was with the nuns. Now I'm an atheist.

Up until like five seconds ago, I just took what jobs came along.

I'm a guy who is married to an actress, who has three children, and lives in Tribeca. Where do you draw the line on what I am allowed to discuss?

I still read the British papers, but I’ve never been a Royalist, ever. It’s funny, there always seems to be much more of a fascination with the Royal Family over here then there does in England.

The difficulty of looking at a system like natural selection if you have any sort of moral sense yourself, is almost what makes it beautiful.

Self-reflection is a kind of self-judgment. The difference is just this – the former is positive and the latter is negative.

The mountains themselves call us into greater stories.

The highest happiness is when one reaches the stage of liberation, at which there is no more suffering.

I always hope for roles that have some depth and that I can get my teeth into and that will challenge me, in some way.

You saved me again," she told him with a starstruck gaze. He cupped her cheek and gave her a tender smile in the dark. "Because you are my princess and I am your knight.

A monetary order created and managed by politicians and officials is bound to disappoint.

You've gotta be slightly stupid.

I see in the rising crescendo of ethnic tensions, civilization clashes and the use of religious justification for acts of terror, a clear and present danger to humanity.

I love the big scale and immediate impact of posters. They're my favourite things to design.

I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist. And my reality is that we live in a multifaceted, multicultural world. And maybe once we stop labeling ourselves, then maybe everyone else will.