I'm sick to death of famous people standing up and using their celebrity to promote a cause. If I see a particular need, I do try to help. But there's a lot that can be achieved by putting a cheque in the right place and shutting up about it.

We can't repay our good luck with bad grace. It invites darkness.

I want to make movies that pierce people's hearts and touch them in some way, even if it's just for the night while they're in the cinema; in that moment, I want to bring actual tears to their eyes and goosebumps to their skin.

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

You can't understand it until you experience the simple joy of the first time your son points at a seagull and says 'Duck!'

When I was a little kid, I used to really embarrass my parents.

Reality is, I'm an actor and an entertainer, and I really wouldn't know what to do with another profession.