Shakespeare villains were extraordinary. Macbeth, Iago, Richard III... They're so richly layered that a British actor would find it almost impossible to create a two-dimensional villain, if he's explored in his early years or continues to explore his Shakespearean heritage. You can almost not judge them, if they're played really well.

The biggest surprise in a man's life is old age.

As a singer, I might have fallen among thieves. I wonder if I'd still be alive by now.

Shakespeare villains were extraordinary. Macbeth, Iago, Richard III... They're so richly layered that a British actor would find it almost impossible to create a two-dimensional villain, if he's explored in his early years or continues to explore his Shakespearean heritage. You can almost not judge them, if they're played really well.

It is better for me to serve a charity as an actor or a voice, rather than at a luncheon being just a celebrity.

Family is family over the internet, over Skype, over the telephone. Love is love. You don't have to actually go through some ritual to prove that you love somebody.

The many many imponderables come together when a film opens and for all sorts of reasons it may or may not succeed.