"I don't make movies thinking: 'Oh, this is going to be a huge box-office hit.'"

"Her beauty didn't do her any good and she couldn't use it in any positive way or manipulative way. I just hope that people will look and see and believe in that hope of love, that hope of freedom, even if it was just for a limited time."

"Yeah, to me, acting is very therapeutic. I get out a lot of anger and frustration."

"Orlando's a really cool guy. They hired him for 'Lord of the Rings' out of drama school. He's very new at this still and doesn't have a lot of experience. So we were in this together and we've tried to help each other out. We felt very equal which was good."

"True authority is measured not by subjugation, but by the empowerment of others. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People."

"Never underestimate the power of the essence of humanity is our ability to connect."

"My best birth control now is just to leave the lights on."