Most infants are geniuses. They're indomitable, fearless, and completely in harmony with a cosmic proclivity for growth. They're heroes because they walk directly through adversity with love and ardent resolve.

It's all just venom to the soul and symptomatic of a larger issue: the idea of the shortcut. The result without the fight. The fight is the thing. The work.

If you devote yourself entirely to a pursuit, there is no way you cannot find beauty and fulfillment.

As lovely as people are to me about my performance, I'm still a huge critic. I like very little of what I ever do.

New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.

You're making a big mistake if you think that you can beat me.

I'm not George Clooney, so I can't just pick and choose. I take roles where they occur.