I've always been open. That's made my resume. I go with what happens, and then I try to make good choices with what I get offered.

I would say, in humanity, there is some unbreakable element that makes us so special, and I would call that hope or a belief in something better. It's something that drives us.

It's a very beneficial experience for me that America has started to be interested in me. I get offers here, and I'm very open to having a new spring in my career here.

I have a cultural background that's shaped in England, France and Germany. Bringing that in is nice, in terms of how an actor plays a role or speaks in an interview.

The fact that I speak five languages is just a plus. I do not try to speak every language I know, in every movie. It must make sense. But, the fact that it's available gives a nice back-up.

I can bring in experiences that other actors who only grew up in television do not have.

If I do a lot of television, than I miss theater. If I do a lot of theater, than I miss film. This global thing of performing arts gives me strength.

There is this arrogant feeling of being stronger than human. Humans are weak. They submit to their emotions, and vampires do not. Humans are very egoistic, and vampires are not.

Have you ever said, “Well, all we can do now is pray”? . . . When we come to the end of ourselves, we come to the beginning of God.

Make peace with people, make peace with animals, make peace with trees!

Whether you like it or not, you're a national figure after five games at Notre Dame.

Religion seems to have always offered us that false duality ... the silences of infinite space or the cozy comfort of inner certainty.

Grip the nettle firmly and it will become a stick with which to beat your enemy.

I'm from Michigan, but I'm just as country as anyone else. Maybe I don't have the speaking voice of most country singers, but it is what I love. It's how I've always sung, and it's what I grew up on.

I always loved those songs. And with my high tenor, I thought I was pretty good - you know? - almost as good as Dennis Day.

Being willing is not enough. We must do.

Truth had me up against the ropes And semi-conscious without no boxing skills.

To admit ignorance is the highest knowledge. It is the necessary condition for all learning.