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" Why would anyone ever tell anything personal to a journalist? "

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" The Irish Catholic side was married to the life of an actor and I found out acting could be a form of prayer. "

" I do believe at the end of the night when you're with your family, the character gets hung up on the door like a coat, and is there to be taken on the next morning. "

" Well, from an acting point of view, I bear no relation, I don't look like Alfred Kinsey at all, but I thought somewhere in my artist's soul, my actor's soul, I could capture something of the spirit of the man. "

" Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and they're gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that's a joy. "

" In Los Angeles, it's like they jog for two hours a day and then they think they're morally right. That's when you want to choke people, you know? "

" I think there must be some other life forms, even if they're microscopic. "

" I love working with children. "

" I'm constantly reading books on God or the absence of God and atheism. "

" It's interesting, the more successful you become the more people want to give you stuff for nothing. "

" I love working with children and this young boy, Thomas Sangster, is quite a remarkable young actor. He raises your game, you know. He certainly raised mine. "

" Acting with creatures that aren't there is kind like acting with an actor who refuses to come out of his trailer. You still have to go on and do the scene. "

" I thought, well of course, Kinsey absolutely adored teaching. He was a wonderful teacher. So these kids really inspired me. So that was a clue I hung onto. He loved young people, he absolutely loved them. And he loved teaching them and trying to help them. "

" I loved school. "

" Yeah, well, I finally stopped smoking for good. "

" As you know, Hollywood loves to pigeonhole all the actors and actresses, and suddenly I got 're-pigeonholed' as an action actor. "

" There seems to be more opportunities for old guys like me to do a little fighting and running because the lead characters also require a bit of depth and maturity and gravitas that one is likely to acquire doing drama all those years. "

" I offer my performance as prayer for someone I've worked with as an actor or someone who has died. The image that comes into my head as I walk to the stage, I offer that performance up for that person. "

" I can always act. "

" In real life, wolves will do anything to avoid contact with mankind. "

" I'm Irish, so I'm used to odd stews. I can take it. Just throw a lot of carrots and onions in there and I'll call it dinner. "

" A sex symbol? A symbol of sex? I don't think that I am a sex symbol, although it's very flattering. I'm 59, now, so I think I'm possibly past my sell-by date. I think I am. "

" I try to stay fit. I try and do something every day but I don't jog. My body hates jogging. "

" I try to be a hard boiled sometimes. My kids see right through it. I'm acting. It's always, 'When I say you'll be back at 11, that means 11, not 11.15. Do you hear me!?' Then, 'Yeah, Dad.' "

" I did, although I didn't read from page 1 to page 187 but I read chunks of it. I did a little bit of science when I was in the university so I was able to understand the graphs and pie charts and stuff like that. It was extremely dry. "

" I do shadow boxing and use a heavy bag, but I don't spar with anyone. "

" If I get rejected for a part, I pick myself up and say, 'OK, not today, maybe tomorrow I'll get this other part or something.' "

" It's easy enough to plan jobs, to plan a lot of work. "

" It's extraordinary to look into a baby's face and see a piece of your flesh and your spirit. It makes you realize you are a part of the human race. "

" I don't think I'm funny. "