I think Buddhism is a wonderful philosophy. I've had the good fortune to meet many wonderful teachers from that society.
You always bump into politics in life, and as a man, I'm party to a number of environmental issues that concern me first and foremost, as a man, as a father.
You're always going to have to prove yourself, because acting is such a capricious game.
Must whales and dolphins be subjected to deafening noise that will cause more than 3.5 million instances of temporary and/or permanent hearing loss? For species that depend on hearing for survival - to find food, migrate, and communicate - any hearing loss could be catastrophic. As one scientist noted, a deaf whale is a dead whale.
I've been accused of my publicist of being too confessional... it's probably my Celtic upbringing.
I always see myself as a character actor, but Remington Steele was me. I gave up on trying to be any character. I just put myself as me in this world of Remington Steele and the grand pretender.
I have said to my agents, 'I want to work. I want to play character roles.'
The spy genre is something which, as a fan of movies, a movie geek myself, I just love that cinematic joy that they bring.
I love George Clooney; I think George is brilliant.
I should like to think that we'll find peace on this Earth at some point and come to a collective consciousness of compassion for each other, where we say, 'Enough! Let us live as one!'
Together we are stronger, our voices louder, and the synergy of our actions more powerful. Together we can prevail on the Navy to put commonsense safeguards in place, like requiring its ships to avoid the most sensitive marine mammal habitats and to stop their training exercises during peak migrations.
My life started on the banks of the Boyne in County Meath. Navan is the name of the town; only me, Mom, Dad.
I'm an actor first and foremost. My producing credentials are just to say, 'Yeah, I love this story and now let's bring the people, the ensemble together,' and I get out of the way. I have no desire to check on schedules and shooting schedules and money and stuff like that.
Indian cinema is entertaining, and what I love most about it is the songs and dances in the films.
The Danish filmmakers are a unique breed of filmmakers, with the Dogme films and Lars von Trier.
I just find that you can become a very boring person living in L.A. I tell you, living there on a day-to-day basis is vacuous: terribly fake.
Acting allows me to explore new worlds, to discover characters by delving into their lives, and ultimately to become someone else entirely.
Turning 60 had an impact on my heart and soul, I must say, because you're dealing with time: past, present, and future. You suddenly realize you've come down the road quite a ways.
I've been very fortunate that I've worked since I left drama school in 1976.
I have not had any plastic surgery in any shape or form. No implants. And my hair is not dyed.
