I've never been a manipulator, even in my bachelor days. I never wanted to do things to people that could catch up with me later on.

Having children has helped me become a better actor because they remind you to play make believe. It's the ease and naturalness of their beings. They just play and it's completely real for them at the time. As an actor, if we do it well, we make you believe.

We have a big appetite for putting people down but, at the heart of everyone, there's enough room for all of us to succeed.

Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you get good at.

One of the great pleasures of going to see a Daniel Day-Lewis film: you haven’t seen him in five years. Where have you been? So, it’s a special event, right? Well, if you want to go see a movie that I’m in, it still may be a special event for you, but, you don’t feel like you don’t know where I’ve been.

What the heck is true love? I remember feeling, back when I was 12 and 'going' with this girl, 'Is this true love?'

Call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.