I've always thought of the audience. I just want to entertain the audience. That's what it's about: what's good for the movie, what's best for the movie, what's best for the audience.

I don't care if you print something nasty about me. If it's true, fine. I don't care. But just make sure it's the truth.

I didn't become an actor to have power, but it just happens that I have it and so I have a lot of opportunities.

I'm someone who doesn't believe in making my problems other people's problems.

I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I think struck me when I read Bushido is compassion. 'If there's no one there to help, go out and find someone to help.' That hit me, because I try to lead my life like that.

We live in a world in which we are able to communicate very quickly in many different ways, and yet we find communicating more difficult than ever. When in fact we need communication more urgently than ever, because the enemies that threaten us are universal: drugs, illiteracy and crime. We have to fight against them together.

When you talk about emotional, chemical imbalances in people, there is no science behind that.