"There's a fast-track if you can do the networking. For some personalities it works, but for mine it doesn't."

"You watch yourself age and it's hard to feel like a sex symbol."

"Bond? It is a bit like saying, 'Do you want to play Superman?' Anyone would dream of it. It's one of the most coveted roles in film. I'd be honoured. But I don't know if it will actually happen. I'm just happy with the idea of being associated with it. It's nice there's a lot of good will."

"I was cast in 'Thor' and I'm cast as a Nordic god. If you know anything about the Nords, they don't look like me but there you go. I think that's a sign of the times for the future. I think we will see multi-level casting. I think we will see that, and I think that's good."

"Fear will knock at every door; only those with resolved hearts refuse to let it enter. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"To build a legacy, one must accept that the bonds of friendship are the true treasures of existence."

"Basically my wife was immature. I'd be at home in the bath and she'd come in and sink my boats."

"Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can't sleep with the window open."