I've had an unbelievable life. I've been very lucky. You do create your own luck too, you know? I never forget where I'm from. Whenever I pass a building site or see somebody digging a ditch, I always think, 'That's real work.'
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.
Rihanna is a very talented person. One of those people who are able to do whatever they want with great results.
It's funny, but you get to a time in your life when you think you have all the friends you will ever have.
Girl Rising reminds us that educating the girls of today is an investment in everyone's tomorrow.
You traveled the world... Now you must journey inwards... to what you really fear... it's inside you.
I believe that UNICEF is the most important branch of the U.N.; they do exceptional work to help the neediest children around the world
It's still a great, big, beautiful, wonderful world no matter what the headlines of the newspapers are and it's there to be explored. It's there for our children to go out and explore and explore different cultures and learn from it. I never lose hope.
I keep fit as much as I can.
Criminals thrive on the indulgence of society’s understanding.
For all of nature's wonder and beauty, it is also hostile and unpredictable.
For every successful actor or actress, there are countless numbers who don't make it. The name of the game is rejection. You go to an audition and you're told you're too tall or you're too Irish or your nose is not quite right. You're rejected for your education, you're rejected for this or that and it's really tough.
We're all always acting. You need to be able to sit in silence and not beat up on yourself. It's hard to say to yourself, 'You are human. Welcome to the human race.'
You can't act being a boxer. It's like being on stage.
Listen, I know how old I am and that I'm just a shoulder injury from losing roles like the one in Taken. So I stay with the training, I stay with the work. It’s easy enough to plan jobs, to plan a lot of work. That's effective. But that’s the weird thing about grief. You can’t prepare for it. You think you’re gonna cry and get it over with. You make those plans, but they never work.
Every time I see Anthony Hopkins I think that, to some extent, he has just been getting away with it all these years.
Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and they're gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that's a joy.
Well, I think they're all basically the same story. Every culture in the world has them. When you strip it down and analyze it, it's the young man or girl who goes through a trial or ordeal and hits a very low ebb but manages to get guidance from a Merlin type figure.
I don't think that I am a sex symbol, although it's very flattering.
To be honest, I'm scared to death of rollercoaster rides.
In real life, wolves will do anything to avoid contact with mankind.
Live and die on this day... Live and die on this day.
I don't know if I'm a strict parent or a pushover.
The population of America is roughly 300 million and there are 300 million guns in this country, which is terrifying.
I love it when a plan comes together
