"There is no peace without forgiveness."

“Do you like people? Most people claim that they like people with, of course, a "few exceptions." When the exceptions are added together it becomes clear that they include a vast majority of the people. It becomes equally clear that most people like just a few people, their kind of people, and either do not actively care for or actively dislike most of the "other" people.”

“Luxury will be always around, no matter what happens in the world.”

“I've made my mind up that I will only do a film that I really, really love. I'm determined to lie low until a role comes along that really makes me want to work.”

“As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.”

Source : James Anthony Froude (1875). “Short Studies on Great Subjects: Second series”, p.313

“It's like, imagine the ripples on top of an ocean. And I'm in a rowboat, reactively dealing with the waves and water coming into my boat. What I need to do is dive into the deeper solace, the calmness beneath the surface.”

“The most important thing is the story. Not the script, but the story.”

“history ... a sort of immortality turned upside down. Her life stretched backwards through ten centuries.”

“I admire artists who are ageing and still retaining their edge.”

Source : "Portrait of the artist: Paul McGann, actor". Interview with Laura Barnett, www.theguardian.com. August 03, 2009.