The whole point of courage, to overcome your fear. That's the interesting thing, when courage bleeds through the fear.

I'm having a great life. And I'm 73 and they still phone me up and ask me to do a job here and there.

I don't push my luck. I don't worry about the results and therefore everything seems to work out well. That's something I've learnt over the years. The whole thing about the acting business is that it's a hit-or-miss game so I keep my distance from it.

I was trundling around with my inadequacies, and inner pain and loneliness. I yearned, desperately, to be something. I yearned to get out from where I was ... some deep discontent within myself, actually some deep dislike of myself.

I just learn my lines, go on set. Do my preparation, whatever that is. Have a cup of coffee. Say hello to everyone. And be friendly. "Action" - and then do it.

Non-expectation and acceptance. Because expectation leads to resentment and depression, so I have no expectations.

We have a Boesendorfer piano that I play every day. It keeps my brain and my fingers active.