"It's an ongoing joy being a dad."

"To be honest, I'm scared to death of rollercoaster rides."

"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."

"But let's just say, I'm Irish. I grew up in the 1950s. Religion had a very tight iron fist."

"Nature is a temple in which living columns sometimes emit confused words. Man approaches it through forests of symbols, which observe him with familiar glances."

"True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes."

"I love films that make me react emotionally and physically when you walk out of the cinema. Two of my favorite films however have got to be 'The Tree Of Life' and 'The Piano Teacher,' which also stars one of my favourite actresses Isabelle Huppert."

"Strive today so that tomorrow may stand upon solid ground. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."