I retired from rugby because I was old and getting really slow.

This great imperialistic world called the United States has made us believe that an Oscar is the most important thing in the world for an actor. But if you think about it for five minutes you realise it cant be.

I think we are living in selfish times. I'm the first one to say that I'm the most selfish. We live in the so-called 'first world,' and we may be first in a lot of things like technology, but we are behind in empathy.

I've always said that playing rugby in Spain is like being a bullfighter in Japan.

I've always belonged to the street, and I always will. It's in my DNA.

I hate violence. When I hold a gun, I feel death in my hands, but it's fun to pretend in the movies.

[That night] I was sitting by Jack Nicholson with my long list of thanks, and I said, `I'm so nervous. I don't know what to say if I go up there.' He said, `Don't get emotional, drop the names, and dedicate it to your mother.'