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" I realise how precious life is, probably because I've seen how it can be taken away. "

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" I think Indian women are very beautiful. They have a sense of elegance and innocence. "

" I try to be as disciplined as I possibly can. I try to live a fairly kind of clean life. I do yoga; I cycle and do weights and swim. I do whatever it takes. "

" With such riches as I have in life, you're always nervous. Being Irish, you're waiting for something to knock it sideways. "

" I'm an actor first and foremost. My producing credentials are just to say, 'Yeah, I love this story and now let's bring the people, the ensemble together,' and I get out of the way. I have no desire to check on schedules and shooting schedules and money and stuff like that. "

" I always keep thinking, 'The next role - that's going to be the one that's really going to define me and show them all. I'll transform and disappear, and it will be a revelation.' "

" I've been identified with James Bond or Thomas Crown for so long; suave, elegant, sophisticated men in suits. it's like you've been giving the same performance for 20 years. "

" I love George Clooney; I think George is brilliant. "

" I like playing thieves. "

" I've been a married man most of my life; that's the way I like it. "

" I thought 'Moulin Rouge' was inspirational, and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' I loved. "

" There's nothing like working with the best actors possible, and if you have a piece of material like, 'Long Way Down' or 'Love Punch,' which allows you to play, then it's just a joy to go to work. "

" The Danes and the Irish have a great simpatico, that's for sure. "

" There's a wonderful stable of directors I've worked with, and work I've done that has dignity and meaningfulness. "

" I like Chekov a lot. "

" Barbara Broccoli was a great friend of my late wife's and continues to be someone who is very gracious with me, my family, and our life. "

" The word 'star' doesn't mean an awful lot to me. 'Good actor' and having the respect of one's peers means more. "

" Love is hard. "

" As I've gotten older and I've watched people in productions, I go to the theater when I go back to London and see friends in Broadway, I think maybe there might come a time here to get back up there and prove oneself. It's just an itch; it's a nagging itch to go back there. "

" It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly. "

" I've had my face sliced open one day. Stunt man went one way, and I went the same way and had a few stitches. "

" When I got the invitation to be part of 'The Ghost' or 'The Ghost Writer,' as it's now known, from Mr. Roman Polanski, my interest level was very piqued. I was very excited and pleased to get such an offer from Mr. Roman Polanski. "

" There's always been product placement in Bond movies. "

" To my eye, women get sexier around 35. They know a thing or two, and knowledge is always alluring. "

" You can get totally messed up trying to please everyone with what you do, but ultimately, you have to please yourself. "

" I had a theatre company years ago when I was a young man, and we would do street theater. This guy did a workshop one day on fire eating, and I participated, and it was just one of those party tricks that you learn. My last endeavor doing that was with the Muppets, back in 1995 or something like that. And I haven't done it since. "

" Cancer is a very sad thing, but you can always take something from every experience. "

" I think if Roman Polanski had asked me to do the phone book, I would have said, 'Yes.' "

" I know something about life and being a father and the worries and the fears of bringing up children. "

" I'm not a politician or political animal. "

" I had to have some balls to be Irish Catholic in South London. Most of that time I spent fighting. "