My rule of thumb is that I want to do things I'd like to go and see myself.

Getting older is a struggle. I always feel that just under the surface of acceptance and enjoyment of the ageing process is a terrible hysteria just waiting to burst out.

I don't do the whole L.A. nightlife thing.

When you look at all the miracles attributed to Jesus, they're all about change.

Acting itself is quite scary. Some people say that actors are show-offs, very egotistical and all that kind of stuff, but it is quite scary.

I suppose I'm something of an eccentric dresser.

I'm not a Tony Blair impersonator.

No matter how difficult things are, and no matter how much grief and loss there is, you can turn it into something positive.

I love being able to play as many different characters, in as many different worlds as I possibly can. That's what I really enjoy.

I'm a huge fan of science fiction and fantasy - not so much horror because I get a bit scared.

I am prone to get carried away thinking about creative projects.

Progress just means bad things happen faster.

I have to say that anger is the blanket that comes around me, and that blunts and blurs my sense of proportion.

I like great directors who are scarce. Prolific ones are nice too but for me, there's something about the scarcity that makes it all the more valuable.

A lot of the things I do are the sort of things I think are funny.

Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart than on the tongue.

There is no better ballast for keeping the mind steady on its keel, and saving it from all risk of crankiness, than business.

I could not take lightly the idea that people made love without me.

What should I do? The person I really like...I told him not to play with bad people. But he won't listen. Really, what should I do?

You don't pass or fail at being a person, dear.

I back away from negativity - there's too much in this world, and I don't want to be around it.