What colonialism does is cause an identity crisis about one's own culture.

It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience.

Clay can be dirt in the wrong hands, but clay can be art in the right hands.

In theater, you sometimes can only do one or two jobs a year because they're long periods. In film, you can shoot so many. It's quite interesting.

In all honesty, I should have given up this acting lark years ago.

The Sixties was all about style and a certain look. But what was interesting about 1963 was that it was pre-Beatles, so the clothes of that time, especially the suits, were very different from the clothes post-Beatlemania.

I don't think you should spend that much time in the gym. Don't sit around between sets too long. If you want to burn some calories, keep the sets tight. Give yourself 30 seconds to a minute between each set. Supersetting is brilliant.

It's good for people to look at me and think, 'This guy is doing his thing and enjoying what he's doing and successful at it and living his life.' And that's what I'm doing, and I'm very happy.

It's a lovely thing to be able to sing.

Most of the time, you do films and they can be big films, but you are rarely aware of the fan base that comes with it.

People want to hear your stories about these wonderful experiences you have, and that's what press tours are for.

There are certain films you want to see on the big screen.

Being involved in 'The Hobbit' has been a huge boost for me. It's really put me on the map and helped me be taken more seriously as an actor.

I think the best directors provide you with a safe environment where they can instill you with confidence and allow you to try things out and not feel like you're failing or that you're doing it wrong.

I don't comment on other people's opinion.

I'd like to make a film musical. That's really my dream.

I've always had quite long canines. It's a very strange thing. My parents don't have them.

I really loved 'Fast Five.' I thought it was a brilliant movie. I thought it was so well done, well directed. The action sequences were really well thought out. It looked fantastic.

It's hard work just being on set 14 hours a day.

I've dabbled in period films in my career, and I've enjoyed each one.

It's good for your body to have a break. Even when you're training, you have to have a cheat day every week. The body reacts better to training if you give it intervals of not training, or you relax the diet.

I had a very difficult upbringing.

In the future, I would like to do more films with contemporary themes. Perhaps comedy, which is something I have done in theater but not in cinema.

As much as my parents were worried about me moving to London at 17, they could see that I was hungry to find my path. And it probably helped that they saw me succeeding at it, slowly but surely.