I have a sort of long-term plan to direct. I'm pragmatic about it. I realize I don't need to rush it or force it.

I'll never forget anything about Middle Earth. That's part of my memory now so I won't miss anything.

I'm becoming a frustrated director, I think, in an actor's body.

Some people would say I've made it now.

My life at the moment is a bit like my wardrobe. Organised chaos.

Id love to work with the people who really got the film industry going again through the 70s: Peter Weir, Bruce Beresford, Gillian Armstrong, Fred Schepisi.

I think actors do make really, really wonderful directors.

I do regard myself as very lucky.

I would love to direct a feature and have Robert Connolly produce it. That would be really fab.

I've ended up spending more time in front of a camera than on stage, but the stage is where I come from.

Acting, to me, is being given the freedom and ability to play, and that's - that's what I love most about it. I feel very comfortable in playing, whether it be in front of a camera or on stage.

Risk means 'shit happens' or 'good luck

Well, I may get drunk, " the Widow admitted, "but I don't stagger. Sometimes I fall down. But I don't stagger.

I was unable to walk for a whole week after that, so much did the race take out of me. But it was the most pleasant exhaustion I have ever known.

It's not easy staying relevant in the marketplace.

Be generous, be humble, and be grateful when achieving your dreams.

I'm hitting it better than last year. The putting is getting close now, too.

Try and live your life the way you wish other people would live theirs.

The photograph is completely abstracted from life, yet it looks like life. That is what has always excited me about photography.

Unpredictability is the greatest asset a leader can have.