I've done movies with a sword before. But I haven't really been given the full responsibility of something like a Ridley Scott film.

I feel really privileged to be an actor, to be paid to do something I love.

Attraction doesn't stop when a child is born. It's the opposite. Being a mum and dad makes you even sexier.

I went to Antarctica on a science research boat just to sort of clear my head.

For a kid in London, Hollywood seems like such a mythical place.

What's weird is having your mother fly in on an aeroplane with your face on the side of it.

I feel real confidence in working on the stage.

I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways.

Steve McQueen is my style hero. He's just cool, isn't he?

I generally travel with my laptop, a couple of great books, and my iPod.

London is one of the most exciting cities in the world, with a melting pot of cultures and diversity.

When I arrive at my destination, I like to hit the gym, as I find exercise helps combat jet lag.

Life is about balance, and we all have to make the effort in areas that we can to enable us to make a difference.

Actors don't really get into their stride until they're in their late 30s and 40s.

When I realized that if I was an actor, I could be any character I wanted instead of just one particular, I was like, 'Wow, that's cool.'

When you're young and you're in love and it doesn't work out - it hurts.

I bungee-jump, skydive, surf and snowboard.

I want to do work that has a message and casts a light over an area that's dark. But I'm fun and jovial, too.

I never responded to teaching.

My baby is amazing; even his head smells amazing. His breath, the whole thing, you could eat him! He's a big, beautiful boy. He's great.

When I'm in the U.K. - and I'm here more than people would think - I tend to keep a very low profile.

My first priority is trying to protect my family.

Obviously, I'm not a singer. I don't consider myself a singer.

Life is going to unfold as it should because life always does.

Think about finding out when you're 13 that your dad is not your dad. It's like, okay, take it on the chin and keep going. No choice, really.

Fear is not a friend of mine. But it's something to have a healthy awareness of.

The world throws you out of your body, especially the cyberworld.

Believing you're something that you're not excites the mind and the imagination. And it's hopeful.

Low budget movies make lots of money.

My cousin once told me, 'You're tall, you're handsome - and you're gonna have to apologize for it the rest of your life.' He imparted that information to me.

I had plenty of vices growing up.

I used to ride motorbikes and drive cars like everything was a racetrack; it was ridiculous. It wasn't because I thought it was cool; it was just because I loved living on the edge. But I've chilled.

Since I've had a son, I want to be around to see him grow up.

I want to do things that terrify me, unless they're going to kill me.

My childhood was kind of complicated. I have an older sister, but my father, my mother's husband, died when I was four years old. So I only had my mum and sister, really.

When I finished the trilogy of 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies, I had a gear shift and thought, 'I need to take a moment to smell the roses.'

The philosophy of Buddhism is connected to everything. So it probably does have some connection with acting, yes.

Drama class was one of the only areas at school I responded to.

Mark Ruffalo is just an amazing guy and an amazing director.

Wanting to be a rock star, I get it. I'm like, 'Oh, my God, dude! The freedom!'

I'm going to start a new career as a singer, I think. I'm going to go the way of Russell Crowe.

I am a Buddhist.

“I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.”

“The young man knows the rules but the old man knows the exceptions.”

“Even a dog distinguishes between being stumbled over and being kicked.”

“I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy.”

“The great thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are going.”

“A child's education should begin at least 100 years before he was born.”

“The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract.”

“The man of action has the present, but the thinker controls the future.”