English Quotes

I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.

The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired.

Women. They are a complete mystery.

Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.

God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be seen.

We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet.

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.

People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.

All we know is still infinitely less than all that remains unknown.

There is a lust in man no charm can tame: Of loudly publishing his neighbor's shame: On eagles wings immortal scandals fly, while virtuous actions are born and die.

You learn more doing than doing training.

When you get to 15 and most of your teachers are priests, there's bound to be a conflict.

Well, put it like this, if you're not a kid, you're a wizard.

We tend to think about fascism in terms of the Second World War.

That's what I like about Neil Jordan's films: everyone is better at what they do than you are.

Not being able to work would make me very unhappy.

My philosophy was, if I just do good work, someone will like it enough to employ me. It never made me famous. And I'm way, way too old now, mate. That boat's sailed.

Most good roles are written for young men. We are fixated on youth. So however much people say there is nothing wrong with being bald, the reality is once the hair is gone, you might not get the parts.

It's not any desire on my part to start playing dads, but it's a convention of drama. If you don't get the parts of young people going out to nightclubs, you have to play their fathers.

I've only used my own voice about four times on film.

I'm still working, I've got two arms, two legs, two gorgeous kids, a lovely wife. Fifteen years ago, I was homeless. So when you think about it, I'm lucky.

I'm not usually attracted to big-budget American films.

I'm belligerent rather than ambitious.

I was relatively technically adept. I can edit and wire up a light.

I just want to be rich and famous.

I just wanna build momentum again. Keeping yourself in work is one thing, keeping yourself in good work's another. But if it doesn't work out, so be it. As the Taoists say, Learn to accept that which you cannot change.