On the stage you're there, it's live. There's a beginning, a middle, an end. When something is funny you hear it right away.

We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task.

I created the role of Captain Von Trapp.

In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought, who won them and who lost them - unless there is a painting, a play, a song or a poem that speaks of the event.

I am filled with awe that filmmakers have the capacity to stir us and give us back a sense of wonder.

All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must always be accompanied by moral choice.

No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.