I'm a bit of a thrill-seeker. I used to race mountain bikes when I was a kid. I did the national circuit for two years.

Coming from Australia and playing rugby, you just think that soccer is a bit soft, but I'll tell you what, it's not. It's rough as guts.

I grew up spear-fishing, so I've always had a breath hold.

Every audition, I still get nervous. I still get sweaty palms. I don't think that ever goes away. You just get accustomed to it.

You're dealing immense, acute amounts of fear, which makes the rest of life a little bit easier. You don't sweat the small stuff so much.

Free-diving is all about dealing with anxiety. I've blacked out a few times. I've had big black-outs.

I think actors should stay grounded and humble and open.

One of the gifts of being an actor is that you get to learn new things see the world through different eyes.

Acting has always been my passion. It's always been my love, and I've always done it, since I was a kid.

Free-diving is all about being lean, being super-flexible, and having a good breath hold.

My strength is my distance. I can swim two-and-a-half soccer fields on one breath.

For I dipped into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the Vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be.

Anger is a shield for the power of the sword's magic, so that helped.

Enlightenment gives profound joy of the heart and a great love for the fellow beings.

Do not allow criticism to stop you from living your best.

One good thing about leaving daily journalism was that I was no longer obliged to read all the book prize short lists.

I used to despair about the condition of the world, to feel a sense of hopelessness; now I find more and more that I need to focus on what I can do, however little it is, to help others.

I was always curious about motivation and intention, and really, that's a lot of what acting is.

Holiness is not something we are called upon to do in order that we may become something; it is something we are to do because of what we already are.

I started to act in highschool and became a professional actor at 19.

To understand Hitler's power as a speaker, we must consider that he was not just the bellowing tavern demagogue we always picture, but in fact constructed his speeches very deliberately.