Once you're a parent, male or female, every single thing that happens in your life is seen through the prism of being a parent.

If you live like it’s the past and you behave like it’s the past, then guys from the future find it very hard to see you.

I respond in the moment which is what makes me a good actor.

When I was a young fellow, I used to learn the dialogue backwards. The point is that in a conversation between two people, you can't have already made the decisions about what you're gonna do. You gotta be very light on your feet. That leads you into areas where conversations can have a much bigger, grander meaning.

You need to learn to live with your mistakes. And you need to be in a position to say No once in a while. It's important in life, and it's important for any career that you want to pursue.

Anyway, I'm doing my rave and this spittle comes out of my mouth and it winds its way very delicately through the wire fence that separates us and lands clear and bright on Denzel's lip. And we're at the beginning of the scene and I've got to do the rest of the scene, and the camera isn't on him, it's on me - and I'm fully aware that I've just spat on Denzel Washington!

God bless America, God Save the Queen, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia.