I learn the lines as soon as I can and then the challenge really, for filming, is to show up and be there and respond to what's around you. That's where the gold dust is. It's really strange, no amount of preparation will help you with the magic of spontaneity on the day [of filming].

The thing that keeps you grounded is doing the thing you love.

Never stop. Never stop fighting. Never stop dreaming.

I don't think anyone, until their soul leaves their body, is past the point of no return.

You can’t really legislate for the decisions that your heart makes.

The 60s had completely changed how people conceived of their lives and their habits and their identities.

I was so lucky because what I did in 'Thor' was I built the character from the ground up - the foundations of his spirit, really. He was someone who was born with an expectation that he would one day be a king, born with an entitlement.