When I have to play the same role every day, I have the flexibility to play the character in so many different ways. It's almost like playing five different roles.

My life is pretty hectic, but I'm really into it.

Time goes a lot quicker when the work is a lot more enjoyable.

I'm not immune to the charms of the female form. And when I was 17 and I spent every spare minute surfing, most of the girls we hung out with would be topless.

I didn't grow up with money, but I grew up with a lot of space. All I did was surf. I was committed to the ocean. That's one thing about Australians; we have the capacity to embrace life.

I am very straight-forward and direct. If I disagree with something, I say something about it.

I think my kids are pretty well-rounded citizens of the world.

Sometimes the intensity and the grind of doing television can wear you down, but at the same time there's something about the repetition, the sheer mass of work that you do that's also liberating.

I don't like fancy fiddly girlie stuff.

I try to be straightforward and honest with my kids, and I believe nothing beats good old hard work.

If you can't be proud of what you do, go and sell shoes. Do something else.

Let’s return to the main argument. People are hurting as hell. It matters. We should do something to make them happier, if we can.

Time' is the most threatening four letter word.

I never saw this coming - the little house was working its magic, connecting me to people and materials I never would have guessed would find their way into the picture.

I was always fascinated by the fact that you could take paper and ink and create worlds, images, characters. It seemed like magic.

The ultimate verification of our religion consists of the changed lives to which it can point and for which it is responsible.

I'm always looking for people to feel connected to me and inspired in their own right.

I don't count my situps. I only start counting once it starts hurting.

The way you look at the world determines how creative you can be.

I have a pretty good memory, but memories are time beings, too, like cherry blossoms or ginkgo leaves; for a while they are beautiful, and then they fade and die.

The whole army is burning with an insatiable desire to wreak violence upon South Carolina. I almost tremble for her fate.