Wanting to be a rock star, I get it. I'm like, 'Oh, my God, dude! The freedom!'

I am a hopeless romantic and I love to spoil my girlfriends.

I missed my home - like the physicality of my home, I missed my friends and my family mostly and just hanging out and being in your home country - culturally it feels right and that is what I miss.

I'm amazed that things have panned out the way they have. I always say I'm so lucky, though my mum always says, 'You make your own luck.'

Whatever happens in life is fine - just trust in that.

I had the training at drama school where I studied Shakespeare and Brecht and Chekov and all these period historical playwrights and I think that I responded to the material.

Although it is a fantasy film, it's as real as it can be. You have to imagine that an audience will buy their ticket to a cinema and get on a first-class flight and journey to Middle Earth.

People come into your life and people leave it... you just have to trust that life has a road mapped out for you.

I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18 months, how bad could that be?

We have to make good use of the time we have. That simple. We have to wake up every day, knowing that it's not just an ordinary day. We have to take the moment, seize each day.

Dyslexia is not due to a lack of intelligence, it's a lack of access. It's like, if you're dyslexic, you have all the information you need, but find it harder to process.

My tongue thirsty for superiority, maybe even immortality, ruled me. I was ruled by my tongue. I was ruled by women. I was ruled by alcohol.

My Alma mater is the Chicago Public Library.

Donald Trump I wouldn't trust as far as I could throw him.

I get really angry when I get hungry. If you don't feed me, I won't talk to you. That's when my anger issues come out.

If it is well with your belly, chest and feet - the wealth of kings can't give you more.

Bliss in possession will not last; Remembered joys are never past.

If I had parallel lives to pursue, I would also want one as a painter.

You grow up and share life experiences. That's one of the best parts of this business. You share how you're mellowing out and your new sense of self.

You think, 'Here's something I can hold on to,' but it always slips away.

I've had plenty of jo-jobs. Nothing I'd call a career. Let me put it this way. I have an extensive collection of name tags and hair nets.