That which holds our attention determines our action.

Everybody thinks I drink beer but I actually like cider!

I have to say that I thought search-and-rescue duties over Snowdonia were physically and mentally demanding, but looking after a 3-week-old baby is up there!

There's been a lot of speculation about every single girl I'm with and it actually does quite irritate me after a while, more so because it's a complete pain for the girls.

I'm probably a bit of a cheeky grandson, like my brother as well. We both take the mickey a bit too much.

My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring.

As I learned from growing up, you don't mess with your grandmother.

I think it's very important that you make your own decision about what you are. Therefore you're responsible for your actions, so you don't blame other people.

People say it's not ambitious, but it is actually quite ambitious wanting to help people.

He's a blockhead who wants a proof of what he cannot perceive. And he's a fool a fool who tries to make such a blockhead believe.

The thing is with me I look on the brighter side of everything.There's no point being pessimistic or being worried about too many things because frankly life's too short.

We create things to watch them grow, Ruin, she said. To take pleasure in seeing that which we love become more than it was before.

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils ... - Louis Hector Berlioz

'What would you call the highest happiness?' Wratislaw was asked. 'The sense of competence ' was the answer given without hesitation.

I think with movies I am really connecting to the Joseph Campbell idea of the collective unconscious.

It is a good idea to 'shop around' before you settle on a doctor. Ask about the condition of his Mercedes. Ask about the competence of his mechanic. Don't be shy! After all, you're paying for it.

I cannot imagine a genuinely happy home without music in it.

I am essentially a loner.

[Barack] Obama seems to have no firm principles that I can discern that he will adhere to.

This summer I have discovered something totally useless.

I once called the head of a network a liar. In hindsight, I should have called him an incompetent liar.