My father's people... are from Fairfax in northern Virginia, just across the Mason-Dixon line. So it was an honour to play Lee, he was a great general.

When you shift the gear and that little needle on the tach goes into the red and reads 9,000 rpm, that's bad.

When you dance tango fast, you have to think slow.

The idea is that one's temperament improves with age; that you learn to deal better with people and become more benevolent and loving. That's not necessarily true. I try to stay loose but sometimes the best thing to do is get yourself away and take a good nap.

I like the smell of toast. Coffee is okay, but I don't drink much coffee. But toast is a nice smell. You smell some toast coming from your kitchen in the morning, you know that you're involved in a domestic situation and the operation that's going on is pleasant.

I wouldn't mind starting to ride some more if I had a really good horse to just work a little bit with every day.

I've always liked country music. It's a certain aspect of America that goes back to the British Isles and the influence is very native to America.