“Several of the actors I’ve had the good fortune of working with stand out in my mind as ‘ultimate’. I guess the obvious would be Tom Hanks, because he really is as fun and as genuine as he comes across in his films and interviews.”

O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me

I identify with the Clint Eastwoods and Harrison Fords. Those are my heroes.

Westerns are very difficult to predict whether they’ll reach an audience or not.

They were so exhausted and seasick and all they could do was crawl up those beaches. And thousands of them lay dead in no time at all. It’s unthinkable.

Well, I’m Canadian. True, north, strong, and free.

I grew up playing everything from rugby, football, baseball, volleyball, bike races and boxing. I tried martial arts, loved to ride horses and I’m the youngest of three brothers, so it was a fiercely competitive family.

I don’t like to play the victim.

It’s nice not to be too boring.

Casting directors now just see me as the hard-core sniper or prison guard.

It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.

Each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune.

What ever fortune brings, don’t be afraid of doing things.

Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.

Fame and fortune, how empty they can be.

Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.

All bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.

Fortune favors the bold.