I like to think that at the end of a show, you can just take your costume off and go to the pub.

If you try to bring 'teen drama,' you end up doing nothing but pouting.

Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humor. It's like medicine - very healing.

It's a mistake to dwell too much on the consequences of a piece of work that you're making.

My name has opened doors and slammed doors shut.

I think I was about 16 when I first figured I wanted to be an actor. I wanted to be a fighter pilot before that, but then I thought I don't want to kill people so that ruled that out.

People say 'follow in the footsteps' but I always find that a strange expression because what you want to do is forge your own path, so to speak.

I think it's quite good to have an amount of unavailability.

I don't think I've got enough energy to be competitive! Most of my energy is just devoted to me being nervous and trying to deal with the situation.

The only person I can amaze is me.

I like reading, free diving and hiking. But my favorite thing to do is travel anywhere in Greece. I love everything about that place.

We have a calling: a need to be close to Nature, where she may cleanse our souls and wash away the stresses of yesterday. It is emotional recompense for the cost of living.

It's not the situation, but whether we react negative or respond positive to the situation that is important.

This Nation has realized significant environmental improvements over the last three decades.

Doubt springs from the mind; faith is the daughter of the soul.

I write something that I believe I've made up, and it's only when a friend later points it out to me that I realise I've been writing about myself again.

As I recall, I was still dressed when I fell asleep." "Just making sure you were comfortable." "And making yourself equally comfortable, I see.

I was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it.

We were poor. we were so poor, in my neighborhood the rainbow was in black-and-white.

It shows the truth - that the real meaning of a word is only as powerful or harmless as the emotion behind it.

When you create, it comes from this deep part of you, and your job is you, and so when you don't get heard it can feel bad and frustrating and you have to somehow keep the confidence up.