The implied trust was humbling. He didn't deserve it, but then again, he wouldn't betray it either.

I don't believe in an afterlife. I don't believe in a single or multiple godhead. I respect people who do, but I don't believe it myself.

[George] Orwell's essays. It's got it all. Great writing, a worldview that I find interesting and useful, and most of it timelessly true.

Romance is a different word than sexual contact.

The Conqueror is always a lover of peace: he would prefer to take over our country unopposed.

The body I had at 21, God gave me. The body I have at 31, is one I worked for.

It's difficult to see yourself up on screen without being a critic.

A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake. Just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat.

I - listen, racism - being a racist is the worst thing you can say about somebody. I mean, it is such a charged accusation. And I really think people should be very careful before they level that.

Love has had a lot of press-agenting from the oldest times; but there are higher, nobler things than love.

Reading books is fantastic. I didn't do it until ten years ago. It's great.