Be good to people, be kind to people, show up, read the lines, hit the mark, and go home.
The word 'star' doesn't mean an awful lot to me. 'Good actor' and having the respect of one's peers means more.
It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.
I know what it's like to be famous. It's good money and it's great fun. A real kick in the pants. People wave at you and smile at you. You get great tables in restaurants. They send you gifts - beautiful clothes and cars.
Intrinsically, I'm the same person I was as a young lad, and I think I still have the optimism of life, still the same wants and desires to be good and great about what I do.
I was aware that I was not getting the good acting roles because I was either too handsome, too pretty or whatever. I was being judged in ways that left me nowhere to go. You have to be patient.
Actors have an innate sense of self and humanity, the good ones do, and of being generous of heart and generous of spirit.
God has been good to me. My faith has been good to me in the moments of deepest suffering, doubt and fear.
I found a great woman in Keely Shaye. Not if I searched a million times over would I find one as good.
He has an intensity, and a great voice. He's very fearless, and he's got a good body of work in the cinema already. They wanted to make a shift, play with more character.
I think Buddhism is a wonderful philosophy. I've had the good fortune to meet many wonderful teachers from that society.