I like simple things. I like being in my family in the South and playing petanque.

I watched Gene Kelly for his smile, for his energy. Vittorio Gassman for his movement. Clark Gable for his mustache. And I watched Lassie who was happy as a dog.

I've never concerned myself with the labels people want to put on you. What matters to me is my own estimation.

I wasn't dyslexic, I was just very slow. I passed my time daydreaming.

I don't represent myself as a star, but an actor who wants to make movies.

I don't care about my image.

I watched a lot of Douglas Fairbanks movies. He always played the same role with a mustache. Zorro had a mustache. The Musketeer had a mustache. Tarzan had a mustache.

I like the hot-cold, the sugar-salt, being able to play over-the-top and dramatic things - in the same film. Just as in my life, I can be very funny and at other times almost extinguished.

In many cases for an actor it's a comfortable position to be in. But it's harder to fail as a director.

I don't want everyone to like me, and I don't choose who likes me. You have to give them the choice, give them the option.

I want to work with a director who becomes my brother, my father, for two months. You give yourself over to that person.

You don’t want to get to the top of the ladder only to find out you had it leaning up against the wrong wall.

I'm not a born writer, and I don't enjoy writing.

Michael Arndt, that guy - you're just supposed to say nice things about other writers, but I worship Michael Arndt.

It's my crusade to help women feel good about themselves.

The number of 'unneccessary' errors that have been committed on move 41 are legion.

Careerism is the determination to reign in hell rather than serve in heaven.

Practice good personal hygiene. Wash your hands before you eat. Be aware of good clean water and food sources.

All records are made to be broken.

To say, “I've been converted and that's that,” is to say you have decided to quit growing. If life is about anything, it is about growing. The day I quit changing and learning is the day I die.

I haven't been part of the criminal world.