I have no memory, any at all, of actually performing the play, no recall in terms of the lines. I can't tell you any line from any play I've ever done.

One of my great regrets, and I don't have many, is that I spent too long putting people's status and reputation ahead of their more important qualities. I learned far too late in life that a long list of letters after someone's name is no guarantee of compassion, kindness, humour, all the far more relevant stuff.

I think in the old days, everybody used to act really quickly because Hollywood was built by theatre people.

I hardly even leave my own house.

I wanted to be a journalist, I thought it was glamorous and that I'd meet beautiful women in the rain.

Hunger is almost like something the West does. It's almost like the direct result of the way the West performs.

When people warned me there would be long periods out of work if I became an actor, I couldn't keep a straight face because that was exactly what I had in mind.