"I never wanted to do TV. I just did what I was trained to do through the Special Forces, and I've been doing that from a very young age."

"Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It's about doing whatever it takes - and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win."

"Americans are cool if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They'll pat you on the arm and say, 'Hey kid, you're all right.' Brits will respond but they are much more cynical."

"I exercise about 40 minutes a day, and I'll run one day and do circuit training the next day. I live in an area where there are brilliant hills and mountains, so I get a good hill run with my dog. At home, I'll do the circuit training with old weights, along with pull-ups in the trees and that sort of stuff."

"Men fear Death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other."

"An important consequence of freeing oneself from the fear of death is a radical opening to spirituality of a universal and non-denominational type."

"To conquer fear is to realize that the mind is a garden where thoughts are the seeds."

"Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame."