I do shadow boxing and use a heavy bag, but I don’t spar with anyone.
I came to water late. I learned to swim at the age of 20.
The Irish Catholic side was married to the life of an actor and I found out acting could be a form of prayer.
Yes, I’m Catholic; I’m proud of it. But I had lots of Protestant friends.
If I get rejected for a part, I pick myself up and say, ‘OK, not today, maybe tomorrow I’ll get this other part or something.’
I always wanted to be a cowboy, and Jedi Knights are basically cowboys in space, right?
But let’s just say, I’m Irish. I grew up in the 1950s. Religion had a very tight iron fist.
Acting is invigorating. But I don’t analyse it too much. It’s like a dog smelling where it’s going to do its toilet in the morning.
When I see great boxers, it’s like reading a wonderful poem.
I was reared a Catholic but I think every day we ask ourselves, not consciously, what are we doing on this planet? What’s it all about?
I gravitate toward women.
I’m trying to be a comedian, you know?
In Los Angeles, it’s like they jog for two hours a day and then they think they’re morally right. That’s when you want to choke people, you know?
I’m not the kind of actor that would know what my character had for breakfast last Tuesday.
I think if you’re the son or daughter of successful actors and actresses, it’s a double pressure. More is expected of you.
I’ve made many films and only a few times I’ve played real people.
I love doing my own stunts but it’s hard.
I have no desire to play King Lear or Hamlet. I never had a grand ambition. I just followed my nose.
I love it when a plan comes together.
I get fed up with plots that are driven by someone constantly getting information on a computer.