The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the hig….

People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused..

I do occasionally wonder, if you were to bring to life one of those young men who sacrificed themselves in what was advertised to them as the Great W….

I never looked at Noah as an animal collector. I always thought of him as an apocalyptic character. I read everything I found about it and was surpri….

I like villains because there's something so attractive about a committed person - they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They're moti….

If you actually read the Bible, you can see there's a whole lot more information in there than the way we interpret the Bible. Because there are sing….

On Sharon Stone (Quick and the Dead): 'She was instrumental about me getting my first American job. Absolutely, without her support, it would not hav….

My bottom line is that I think Ridley Scott is one of the greatest visual artists of our time and I feel very privileged that he wants to work with m….

In tyranny lies only failure. Empower every man and you will gain strength..

Imagine what you will be, and it will be so..

While I was trying to save money to go to the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Australia I ended up getting all of this experience which meant t….

I love going shopping. I have a black belt in it..

I really feel sorry for people who are, who divide their whole life up into 'things that I like' and 'things that I must do.' You're only here for a ….

I can rely on me [being a director], unlike some actors. I never got anything less than what I needed from the lead actor..

Reality is, I'm an actor and an entertainer, and I really wouldn't know what to do with another profession..

This is possibly the most shameful situation I've ever gotten myself in in my life, and I've done some pretty dumb things in my life. So to actually ….

Brothers, what we do in life........echoes in eternity..

Even though Noah is in the Koran as well. But we knew going into this project that you can't make stories or render images about the Prophet. But I d….

In my life there were times when dreams have nothing to do with reality, but obviously they were prophetic dreams. And I know that if we look closely….

I hate having long hair. It's like walking around with a dead koala on your back!.

I'd like to play passionate women, but no one will let me..