People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused.

Iceland is fascinating; really an amazing place to visit, and great for a film to go there.

This is possibly the most shameful situation I've ever gotten myself in in my life, and I've done some pretty dumb things in my life. So to actually make a new No. 1 is spectacularly stupid.

I really feel sorry for people who are, who divide their whole life up into 'things that I like' and 'things that I must do.' You're only here for a short time, mate. Learn to like it.

Australians and New Zealanders don't talk about Gallipoli in terms of invasion. I started talking about it and using that word and at first there were a few people who were getting upset in the same way that in any country, if you work for a newspaper you know exactly the dude you can go and talk to get a knee-jerk reaction when it comes to something to do with the military.

The secret to riches is the same as the secret to comedy - timing.

In tyranny lies only failure. Empower every man and you will gain strength.