I shrivel up every time someone mentions Star Wars to me.

An actor is totally vulnerable. His total personality is exposed to critical judgment - his intellect, his bearing, his diction, his whole appearance. In short, his ego.

Failure has a thousand explanations. Success doesn't need one.

The applause of all but very good men is no more than the precise measure of their possible hostility.

My contribution to film has always been negligible.

Essentially, I'm a small-part actor who's been lucky enough to play leading roles for most of his life.

All creative people hate mathematics. It's the most uncreative subject you can study.