Crows are incredibly smart. They can be taught five things on the drop.

That's the trouble with anything which essentially has a lot of bits that are physically impossible: You're left, stuck, in the studio. And that's a shame. You're making a movie. You don't want it to stay put, you want it to be a movie - to move.

Why is it trivia? People call it trivia because they know nothing and they are embarrassed about it.

I knew it was going to be enormous because of the number of people who bought the books, but, to be honest, I never thought it would be bigger than Bond. Never in a million years.

I've got two young kids. I don't know what the future holds.

My dad? He died when I was 19, which is a bad time for your dad to die, because there's an awful lot of things you have to resolve with your parents past your teens if you've been a difficult teenager.

The backgrounds in Lord of the Rings are all explained.

I've signed on for four movies, and I'll do four. That's easy. No complications there.

I had a very bad time with acid. I did that classic thing of looking in the mirror by mistake and seeing the devil. But I took it several times, because you always think that next time you might have the wonderful time that everyone else is having.

And I think he's been very keen to do that.

Ninety percent of people's nightmares is standing in front of 1,000 people. Did you know that? And having to speak. You would have thought it would have been a madman tying you up and taking your eyes out.

What you do is get the right director and the right screenwriter and the right cast. It's a fantastic job.

I mean, I'm obviously not one of those people who's so beautiful women take their clothes off when I walk into the room. I didn't become a star overnight.

It's hell with that big beard and stuff. That's the one bit I don't like. Either you take out at lunch or you don't eat. So I opted not to eat, 'cause having to put it on twice is horrific.

I sometimes worry that all the beautiful things have been made.

It was quite instant that he wanted Harry's approval. Did you notice that? And the children sort of rescued him this time. It's a great turnabout. That's what happens as your children get older. They do things for you, and it's quite shocking when they do.

The person who comes up to you and makes the most noise and is the most intrusive is invariably the person in the room who has no respect for you at all, and it's really all about them.

Crows are incredibly smart. They can be taught five things on the drop.

Believe me, my children have more stamina than a power station.

When you are new to the business, you think if you give a really bad performance, that's one they will print. You will be judged. You just have to be brave.

Is it just me, or is the world full of beautiful women?

I've already felt that I want to direct. Being an executive producer is like the best job in the world because you make all these executive decisions and then you leave the money to other people. You don't have to be on set and counting beans.

I love films where the world seems to be going a bit faster and everything's a bit brighter and more in focus.

I think the shocking thing to discover is the owls are not stupid and very feral, very hard to train.

See, what you're meant to do when you have a mid-life crisis is buy a fast car, aren't you? Well, I've always had fast cars. It's not that. It's the fear that you're past your best. It's the fear that the stuff you've done in the past is your best work.

I just get the same stuff as I did before, but the price tag is much higher.

Even a cock crows over his own dunghill.

Eagles commonly fly alone. They are crows, daws, and starlings that flock together.

A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I'm crowing.

It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the eggs.

It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.

Crows are incredibly smart. They can be taught five things on the drop.

Each man is good in His sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.

The Crows are very handsome and gentlemanly Indians in their personal appearance: and have been always reputed, since the first acquaintance made with them, very civil and friendly.

Once I realised the value of making people laugh, I got very good at it. Fast.

A drink a day keeps the shrink away.

My humble prayer is that all men everywhere may understand more fully the significance of the atonement of the Savior of all mankind, who has given us the plan of salvation which will lead us into eternal life, where God and Christ dwell.

Christians, just like anybody else, want to have an impact on their lives. And if you can find music that helps you have an impact on your family, on your faith, on yourself, then that's the kind of music you want to listen to.

Making a film is like making a mixtape. You're collecting all this stuff and putting your favorite stuff into it: you have actors that you like, characters that you're interested in, moments you want to explore, themes you want to deal with, music that you want to put in. It's a pastiche of all these things that deal with how you see the world.

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.

Most of the time, I don't really give people a chance. I have a wall up. I'm always protecting who I am. Thinking about my brand. I make it hard on people. Sometimes, it's a good thing. Sometimes, it's a bad thing.

I and many other senators, Republican and Democrat, have expressed our sincere and long-held intent that Congress must approve any nuclear deal with Iran for months.

I'd love to try comedy, which I've never actually done. I could fail miserably at it, but I'd have fun working it out.

Perhaps if we all subscribed to the African concept of Ubuntu - that we all become people through other people, and that we cannot be fully human alone, we could learn a lot. There'd be less hatred and more harmony.

The pulse of the People is still so high as to call for more bleeding, before quinine can be administered with any hope of benefit.

I learned to yodel pretty well. It took me a few months, but I eventually perfected it.

The E.U. is the world's fastest growing democratic body.

Educational legislation nowadays is largely in the hands of illiterate people, and the illiterate will take good care that their illiteracy is not made a reproach on them.

Get away from the crowd when you can. Keep yourself to yourself if only for a few hours daily.