I hope the perception is that I'm an actor, I never intended to be a movie star.

Actually, the person I related to was James Dean. I grew up with the Dean thing. Rebel Without A Cause had a very powerful effect on me.

The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful - my personal life suffers.

Vanity: my favorite sin.

My first language was shy. It's only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.

I found that speaking live to people, young people, about what I liked and what had been happening to me was very good for me. I was quite overtaken by success and fame. I was one of those types who responded to it in a negative way. It was not easy.

There has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.