I'm most suspicious of scripts that have a lot of stage direction at the top of the page sunrise over the desert and masses of a whole essay before you get to the dialogue.

By giving up 'the need' and 'the want', things begin to happen for you

I'm married. My wife, Stella - a beautiful woman. She's brought a lot of peace to my life, a lot of wisdom.

Jonathan Demme is a very sharp editor of his movies.

I'm very much a loner. I don't like long relationships with people and I always keep people at a distance.

The knighthood was a tremendous honour, I don't dismiss it. But I feel embarrassed by the flowery, theatrical stuff that goes with being an actor.

I'm more and more convinced that life is a dream. What has happened to me is surely a dream.