"One of the places where we lived when I was growing up had this big wood out the back. And starting when I was about 8, I used to enjoy just walking alone through the wood late. Eleven p.m. Midnight. Later."

"I do like taking stuff seriously that a lot of people look at as nonsense. I enjoy the insanity of that. And I like the commitment that is needed for that."

"I don't get it when you get so much openness about the way movies are made, and the special effects and the behind-the-scenes stuff and all of that. I can't help but feel like this reduces it a little bit."

"I find what I do for a living really funny. I mean, acting is kind of a hilarious thing for a grown man to call a job."

"Base souls have no faith in great individuals."

"Any institution faces two basic choices if they hope to spark new ideas. One is to leverage the brains trust within their organization by creating a special event dedicated to new thinking. The other is to look outside themselves to stimulate solutions."

"The royals - all of them, especially Prince Philip and Prince Charles - have done outstanding work with the faith communities."

"That willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith."