Anyone would be lying if they said they didn't get lonely at times.

My little animal secrets must remain my little animal secrets. How I do my nails, that is really my business.

Yes, I slouch. My mother tells me that.

You learn from the mistakes you make and from the mistakes other people make. The truth is, you don't learn from success; you learn from failure.

If we dig deep in our history and remember that we are not descendants from fearful people, we proclaim ourselves indeed as we are the defenders of freedom wherever it continues to exist in the world.

Acting is one element in a film. Directing is sort of the painter using all of those elements - sound and music and camera and putting it all together. And that can be fun and exciting. If you fail, it's incredibly upsetting - much more upsetting than when you're an actor. But when you succeed it's incredibly, incredibly exciting, so I like the risk of it all.

I enjoy going on motorcycle trips and stopping in small towns and enjoying drinks with the locals.