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Time goes a lot quicker when the work is a lot more enjoyable.

I've always been a shy person.

I would love to do a rom-com, but they are not good - good and successful doesn't equate to the same thing.

I'm a big fan of Alan J. Pakula's films like 'All the President's Men', 'The Parallax View,' and 'Klute.' I'm a big fan of those movies.

I love con-men characters in film.

I try to be straightforward and honest with my kids, and I believe nothing beats good old hard work.

I don't like the idea of talking down to kids. I think I was talked down to, and you rebel against that.

Sometimes the intensity and the grind of doing television can wear you down, but at the same time there's something about the repetition, the sheer mass of work that you do that's also liberating.

My life is pretty hectic, but I'm really into it.

People talk about random acts of kindness, and that goes back to the measure of being gentlemanly again. It's about having consideration for others, and not expecting anything back. That's the difference.

I don't use deodorant. If you drink enough water, you shouldn't have to. I think I smell pretty good without it.

I cut my own hair most of the time. You just do it all by feel.

If you can't be proud of what you do, go and sell shoes. Do something else.

I didn't grow up with money, but I grew up with a lot of space. All I did was surf. I was committed to the ocean. That's one thing about Australians; we have the capacity to embrace life.

When I have to play the same role every day, I have the flexibility to play the character in so many different ways. It's almost like playing five different roles.

Well, capitalism is going to grow and grow. The nature of it is that the guy who has the most poker chips on the table has more leverage than everyone else. He can eventually outbluff everyone else and outraise everyone else at the table. That's what has happened and it needs to be corrected.