I have respect for beer.
Perhaps it is good to have a beautiful mind, but an even greater gift is to discover a beautiful heart.
There’s nothing like sitting back and talking to your cows.
If you live like it’s the past and you behave like it’s the past, then guys from the future find it very hard to see you.
I’m sick to death of famous people standing up and using their celebrity to promote a cause. If I see a particular need, I do try to help. But there’s a lot that can be achieved by putting a check in the right place and shutting up about it.
Sport for me is about inspiring kids. Here’s the rules, here’s the play area, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. This is all about teaching kids how to approach life. If we’re not playing sport to benefit kids, I’m not really sure why we play sport.
I love going shopping. I have a black belt in it.
Meg Ryan is a beautiful and courageous woman. I grieve the loss of her companionship but I’ve not lost the friendship. We talk all the time and that was what our connection was about. She has a wonderful mind and we just like a chat.
We can’t repay our good luck with bad grace. It invites darkness.
God bless America. God save the Queen. God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia.
Reality is, I’m an actor and an entertainer, and I really wouldn’t know what to do with another profession.
You need to learn to live with your mistakes. And you need to be in a position to say No once in a while. It’s important in life, and it’s important for any career that you want to pursue.
I like villains because there’s something so attractive about a committed person – they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They’re motivated.
My bottom line is that I think Ridley Scott is one of the greatest visual artists of our time and I feel very privileged that he wants to work with me, so I go with that flow.
Some people have got advice, some people have got horror stories. I like people that look you in the eye with a glow and say “It’s gonna be cool.”
Imagine what you will be, and it will be so.
If there’s anything about someone’s life that’s important enough to make a movie about it, I have to take responsibility to get all of it right. It’s a huge responsibility.
I’m destined to be attracted to those I cannot defeat.
I’d like to play passionate women, but no one will let me.
Do I think Cate Blanchett is the most spectacular creature that ever walked the planet? Yes, I do.