Mama always said, dying was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't.

There's no substitute for a great love who says, 'No matter what's wrong with you, you're welcome at this table.'

As a young man, even if I was going to see a play or a film by myself, I didn't feel like I was alone. There was something that was unfolding up there that brought me into it. And I recognised that. For those two hours, it made me feel like I belonged to something really good.

I've made over 20 movies, and 5 of them are good.

You cannot look up at the night sky on the Planet Earth and not wonder what it's like to be up there amongst the stars. And I always look up at the moon and see it as the single most romantic place within the cosmos.

If I have no connection with the character, then it's all fake - it's just blah, blah, blah.

There was nothing to react to except wind and trees [in Cast Away]. It was like making a silent movie.