I love perfumes. Every morning when my girlfriend and I come down to the courtyard in our block of flats we're assailed by the most delicious scent - jasmine round a doorway. It almost makes me swoon.

I love perfumes. Every morning when my girlfriend and I come down to the courtyard in our block of flats we're assailed by the most delicious scent - jasmine round a doorway. It almost makes me swoon.

Parts win prizes, not actors.

Any actor who judges his character is a fool - for every role you play you've got to absorb that character's motives and justifications.

The point about a great story is that it's got a beginning, a middle and end.

Originally, theater was my life. It was what I assumed I'd spend my working life doing - if I was lucky. Then along came movies.

The audience should feel like voyeurs. Their response is absolutely crucial.