Let's hope I never end up on a deserted island, because I could never make a decision on which three CDs to take with me.

I was born William. My father was William. I came from a big family, I hated being called Billy. Willem's a nickname; it's a Dutch name, very common in the Netherlands.

The worst thing is to get involved with people who aren't passionate about what they're doing.

The English Patient' is about the coming together of a French-Canadian nurse, an English patient, a Sikh in a turban and me, Caravaggio, and each of us is seeking a resolution to our own problems.

Great theatre is about challenging how we think and encouraging us to fantasize about a world we aspire to.

I never act. I simply bring out the real animal that's in me.

Sometimes I think women are lucky because they can develop in ways men can't. The old-boy network may be oppressive to women, but it actually stunts men in terms of personal growth.

The mask can be a limitation, but you just deal with it. You do get superhuman strength and pumpkin bombs and all this other stuff to express yourself with.'

You have to lose yourself to find yourself.

Action breeds inspiration more than inspiration breeds action.

I guess they often cast me as the bad guy, because I'm not, er, conventional looking. I look sort of violent. I'm the odd one out, the outsider.

You love me.”He kept gazing upward, his answer coming softly. “Yeah. I do.

If we didn't have shadow we'd just sit around loving the light, likely doing nothing with it.

There are amazingly wonderful people in all walks of life some familiar to us and others not. Stretch yourself and really get to know people. People are in many ways one of our greatest treasures.

I'm not going to put my energy into dunking every time I get the ball. That's stupid.

Being a writer means crying over the sad parts, even though you already know it’s going to be okay.

[I]t's safer to be fond of dangerous people.

Life is a thread that someone entangled.

I am a very good shot. I have hunted for every kind of animal. But I would never kill an animal during mating season.

Even if we fail, we are still gaining life experience. The worst thing that could happen is that we come out smarter and more prepared for our next challenge.

What we most need in our lives, though, is something worth doing, worth it because we care.