Plenty of bad movies are very successful, and plenty of good movies are not. And distribution is so crazy, some films won't even get their day in court.

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.

If you follow your passion, it will lead you to fulfillment.

One never realizes how different a husband and wife can be until they begin to pack for a trip.

What is it doing to me? Will the darkness consume me?

Opinions only carry weight in the second or third person.

I'd rather go to hell than be in purgatory...

Literacy is freedom, and everyone has something significant to say.

Acting was my first love.

Curious, how one remembered Christmas. Perhaps because other days might appeal to the head, but this one appealed to the heart.

I wanted to write music, and cook, and play cards, and have a nice time.

Custom doth make dotards of us all.