Take the back roads instead of the highways.
Jail was a result of me not taking time for myself. So I was forced to take some time for myself.
I've calmed down, certainly, from the days of being 18, but I'm still having a good time.
Work is my hobby, staying sober is my job.
If you can help guide somebody through a challenging moment because you've been there, that ends up becoming a great gift.
I'm trying not to put myself into anything I'm not 100 percent confident about
As you get older you learn some balance and mediation in your life - that's where I am right now. I feel pretty comfortable about things.
It's disingenous for me to say that I wasn't trying to write a moral novel. By its very nature as a novel about the Iraq War, Fobbit steps into the political conversation. There's no way to avoid that. I can appreciate that readers are probably going to line up on one side of the novel or the other. I hope they go to those polar extremes, actually.
I think you have to be schizoid three different ways to be an actor. . . You have to be a human being. Then you have to be the character you're playing. And on top of that you've got to be the guy sitting out there in Row 10, watching yourself and judging yourself. That's why most of us are crazy to start with, or go nuts once we get into it.
When I was at Manchester, where there was a modern swimming pool, I was looked on as a great man, not for so trivial a reason as being an FRS, but because I used to dive off a five-metre board.
Christina Ricci is amazing, the most professional actor I think I've ever met. You can be chatting with her and when they call action, she's right there.