"I have respect for beer."

"I really feel sorry for people who are, who divide their whole life up into 'things that I like' and 'things that I must do.' You're only here for a short time, mate. Learn to like it."

"Meg Ryan is a beautiful and courageous woman. I grieve the loss of her companionship but I've not lost the friendship. We talk all the time and that was what our connection was about. She has a wonderful mind and we just like a chat."

"When I was a little kid, I used to really embarrass my parents."

"People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused."

"I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't call."

"I'm destined to be attracted to those I cannot defeat."

"Reality is, I'm an actor and an entertainer, and I really wouldn't know what to do with another profession."

"Some of the things you read you get an immediate reaction to so I've stopped reading things now. I do worry about my family though. Some people do try some nasty things to get at them and try and get a reaction from them."

"There's nothing like sitting back and talking to your cows."

"The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the highest level I can."

"I'd move to Los Angeles if New Zealand and Australia were swallowed up by a tidal wave, if there was a bubonic plague in England and if the continent of Africa disappeared from some Martian attack."

"God bless America. God save the Queen. God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia."

"Like everyone else, I've had moments when I've felt that I've been losing my grip."

"I like villains because there's something so attractive about a committed person - they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They're motivated."

"If I don't get the goose-bump factor when I'm reading it than I can't do it."