I come from a big family, so I'd like to have a big family.

Being a rather second-rate actress, I finally thought, 'I'd rather be a designer.' I knew I could make things look good.

I want to be a science teacher. My friends asked me why, but I'm intrigued by it and I'm quite good at science at school.

What's the point in changing your team? I believe in my team.

I try to put myself into unusual and difficult situations as often as I can in order to capture the element of struggle in the music.

Looking back, I imagine I was always writing. Twaddle it was too. But better far write twaddle or anything, anything, than nothing at all.

When I worked on 'Xena' I had to concentrate on fighting like Lucy Lawless. In 'Kill Bill' I not only had to stop fighting like Lucy, after three years of copying her moves, but start fighting like a...

When I was growing up, I always wanted to do well in boxing. I wanted to look after my parents, and I wanted to look after myself.

I have learned from my mistakes... the business we are in is cutthroat. I have seen too many older blokes give their all for clubs, then be told they are not wanted. Even blokes still on contract are...

I believe that every fight we've had is a big fight, and every fight we've had is a fight where I've learned a lot of things in the ring, I learn about myself, and it's sort of pushed me to know where...

The Gospel comes in power and the Holy Spirit, with much assurance. If you call upon the name of the Lord, God will transform you on the inside, give you the shock of your life, and give you...

First and foremost, it's paramount for young children to learn how to swim, and the best place for that to happen is at primary school if they've got the facilities.

I remember when I got my first (and only) iPad - excitement filled the air as I opened the box and stared at what was essentially a big iPhone but without the phone part. I knew I really wanted it,...

Is the prestige conferred by the Man Booker prize for the book or me? I would prefer it on the book and for me to be treated ordinarily.

The 3D thing has been abused slightly, I think. There is no question about that. 'Avatar' did it magnificently, and then, of course, there was the old 'leaping on the bandwagon' thing where there have...

As New Zealanders, we've been involved with the United Nations from the very beginning, played a role in the drafting of the charter - it means a lot to us that those processes are followed.

I feel far more connected to the whole band if I can somehow physically respond... with my body.

I think that generally New Zealand is respected for the positions it takes because it thinks them through.

Being given a terrible piece of information shouldn't ruin the interactions you have with the people around you or mean that you can't become something, even if it's not the idea of what you thought...

Before, I was like 'Oh my God, I have to do this media, this media and this media,' but now I've learned these are stages you need to go through. If you play really good golf, you're going to get more...

I think our first heroes with whom we discover flaws are our parents.

I always seem to get parts where I play the sports professional - and that's not me at all!

There are always people with varying opinions and that's life, everyone is different.

I love heroes that really go through ordeals, and they come out the other end completely changed.

That's what attracts me to the kind of characters I try and write - that they're not cut and dried.

Walking down the street, it's a humbling feeling. Everyone stopping you for photos and autographs, it's real humbling.

Not every person can be an artist: we need people to run stuff.

You can't really do comedy if you're working with Ryan Reynolds, eh? He outplays everyone in that field, so I couldn't really 'dial it down,' because he was just so much better than me at comedy.

When I get a new script, I write a record of how many costume and make-up changes I have. I cross-check them against the shooting schedule and then consult with the hair and make-up designers.

Shaping the future is what drives me. Since I left politics, I'm very much interested in emerging markets.