It's hard for people to get their hands around fame, because it's heady stuff, and you have to look at it as being dangerous explosives, and you have to handle it with care.

Women want honesty but sometimes get upset if you are honest, so you need to know when to be honest.

I've been in the sun most of my life. I've gone to skin doctors and they'll say to you, 'We should remove this because it's pre-cancerous,' and I'll say, 'Explain pre-cancerous to me.' I'll listen for about twenty minutes and I'll say excuse me, 'Is pre-cancerous like pre-dead? So you're saying it could turn into cancer but it's not cancer?'

A world-class playboy once told me that the key to mesmerising women is to listen to them and look deeply into their eyes.

You do a movie [where] you like the script [and] it has something to say that you care about. And there are certain people in this industry that you kind of stick with. Guys like [“The Congressman” producer] Fred Roos. They call you, and if you’re not working, that’s what you do.

I've developed a self-discipline since the time I was a child.

The midfield are like a chef, trying to prise open a stubborn oyster to get at the fleshy meat inside.