Leo Tolstoy Quotes

If I hadn't left South Africa, I felt I was at risk of being pigeonholed. I looked around and saw actors who, 10 to 15 years into their careers, were still playing stereotypical Afrikaans characters, stereotyped Indian characters. That was not something that I wanted for myself.

A heart beset by coronary disease will begin to recruit secondary arteries to carry oxygenated blood.

I write the occasional entry for the 'Times' Theatre blog, especially when I'm in London and seeing two shows a day, but I don't tweet. I don't want to have to express my opinion in 140 characters. That's like writing haiku. You need a certain amount of legroom to review a play properly.

I've always been me. I've always been very direct and have told the truth and have been very willing to stand up and speak out.

It's such an amazing thing to be loved for who you are.

Man is pre-eminently endowed with the power of voluntarily and consciously determining his own point of view.

My dark side, my shadow, my lower companion is now in the back room blowing up balloons for kids' parties.

I've always thought Mexico City was incredibly dynamic.

I drive a big Dodge truck. I drive American cars.

You can't break my spirit, it's my dreams you take.

In 'Straight Talking,' I had bared my soul, and the press attention had been overwhelming. There were times when I felt scared and vulnerable, regretting the articles I had written to publicize the book, regretting I had opened my life up for all to see.

Having a child is a lifetime commitment, the biggest one you can possibly make.

There's an amazing documentary, 'The Day After Trinity,' which is crazy good.

I wanted to be a movie star. But movie stars are not what they used to be.

My mom is really tough.

There's a classic element that all good Disney movies have. It really comes down to the storytelling, I think. It manages to push all of these buttons inside of us; there's a sentimentality.

Shop often, shop hard, and spend for the best stuff available - logic dictates that you can make delicious food only with delicious ingredients.

I feel like saying we need to all calm down a little. Let's take the time to breathe. I have no intention of allowing myself be distracted.

For me, and most of the other players, too, if you had to pick one of the four Grand Slams, you would pick Wimbledon. It's got tradition, it's got atmosphere, and it's got mystique.

I'm generally a very happy guy because I'm doing what I want. I'm willing to tell you that there are people who are much better than I am in writing. I don't have to be the fastest gun in the West.