I am a lover of truth, a worshiper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.

Love in all eight tones and all five semitones of the word's full octave

I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.

Just as it is the love of money that is the root of all evil, it is the belief in shamefulness that is the root of all misery.

I love being able to play as many different characters, in as many different worlds as I possibly can. That's what I really enjoy.

I've always loved animation and animated films.

I love watching Jeff Bridges act. He's brilliant.

I dreaded the dance scene in 'Love Actually' more than having my teeth extracted.

Love scenes are extremely difficult. You're always within a millimeter of sentimentality and 'yuck.'

Japanese women have always loved my films, even when no one else did. Ever since I made 'Maurice' in the 1980s, I've been getting hundreds of letter from Japanese girls. They definitely have a special place in my heart.

You know everyone loves to be the villain.

I grew up with an impatience with the anti-scientific. So I'm a bit miffed with our current love affair with all things Eastern. If I sneeze on the set, 40 people hand me echinacea. But I'd no sooner take that than eat a pencil. Maybe that's why I took up boxing. It's my response to men in white pajamas feeling each other's chi.

Directing is the best job going. I don't understand why everybody doesn't want to direct. It's an absolutely fascinating combination of skills required and puzzles set on every level - emotional and practical and technical. It calls up on such a wide variety of skills. I find it completely absorbing. I just love the whole process.

When you're young and you're in love and it doesn't work out - it hurts.

I feel really privileged to be an actor, to be paid to do something I love.

The process of making a movie is what I love. I thrive on that. It's an exciting miracle, a mad adventure. I love being part of it.

When you start falling for somebody and you can't stop thinking about when you're going to see them again, I love that. Women are beautiful. They deserve to be cherished and respected.

I have always found myself playing the hero, but I love villains. Villains have more fun.

I am a hopeless romantic and I love to spoil my girlfriends.

When I saw the first I couldn't believe I was in another great movie that would be made into a trilogy. This movie is quite visible and I think it will stand the test of time. I think kids and parents will love this movie for a long time.

I love life because what more is there?

And I love a scary movie. It makes your toes curl and it's not you going through it.

I love roller coasters. I don't get a chance often, but I've gone to Magic Mountain and gone on the rides. I love roller coasters.

Why love if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore; only the life I have lived. The pain now is part of the happiness then.