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" When I finished the trilogy of 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies, I had a gear shift and thought, 'I need to take a moment to smell the roses.' "

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" I have a personal little routine that I do in my dressing room just to kind of get myself mentally prepared to go on stage, and part of that is a poem that I read to myself. "

" When you start to live your dream, it's not quite what you thought it was because there is a lot of overwhelming stuff that comes on top of it, and you have to figure it all out. "

" People come into your life and people leave it... you just have to trust that life has a road mapped out for you. "

" I know you can be up one minute and drop the next, so I'm trying to maintain a steady course so I can have some longevity. "

" I think it's important if you are an actor, if you are portraying human life, you have to connect with what is human. It's not easy if you spend a lot of time in L.A. and get sucked into the hedonism of the industry. "

" When I arrive at my destination, I like to hit the gym, as I find exercise helps combat jet lag. "

" I was an angry, angry child at times. "

" Someone tried to save my soul in a gas station. "

" Maybe our generation is more about sex, but it feels like romance is dying out. "

" It's mad because as a woman, you carry the baby for nine months, so you're very conscious that you have a little one inside you. But for a guy, it's suddenly, there's a baby there. "

" I came out of drama school thinking I'd do some theatre, maybe some television, and maybe, someday, a film. "

" I've lived a very nomadic life, which I enjoy. "

" Watch how you communicate with a woman. Because you're always communicating, even when you're not talking - with your body language, your facial expressions, your eyes. "

" Viggo Mortensen had the biggest impact on me in terms of approach, dedication, intention, and artistic outlook, and I'm nowhere close to how good he is as an artist, and I wouldn't even put myself in the same category as an actor. "

" If life isn't about human beings and living in harmony, then I don't know what it's about. "

" I don't do a film unless it has a sword in it. And if it doesn't have a sword in it, I insist that they have one in the same room to keep me comfortable. "

" For a kid in London, Hollywood seems like such a mythical place. "

" A big part of what I wanted to do with this character was go from when I was a boy and try and develop into a man, really try and play him as a man who is on this search, on a journey of personal, spiritual, political, social discovery. "

" Having people jumping in front of you taking a photo can be unnerving. "

" Creativity is the key for any child with dyslexia - or for anyone, for that matter. Then you can think outside of the box. Teach them anything is attainable. Let them run with what you see is whatever they need to run with. "

" I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go. "

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

" I'm old-school English, so I suppose I'm quite protective - especially of time. Now that I'm a father, every moment is precious. "

" Legolas is fantastic to dress up in - of course he is - and I've had the best time playing him. "

" My baby is amazing; even his head smells amazing. His breath, the whole thing, you could eat him! He's a big, beautiful boy. He's great. "

" I had the training at drama school where I studied Shakespeare and Brecht and Chekov and all these period historical playwrights and I think that I responded to the material. "

" I missed my home - like the physicality of my home, I missed my friends and my family mostly and just hanging out and being in your home country - culturally it feels right and that is what I miss. "

" I'd love to return to theater. "

" I'm looking at doing things that challenge me. "

" Legolas in 'Lord Of The Rings' was sent as a bridge from his people into the world of dwarves and humans and wizards and everything else. "