Actors are just entertainers, even the serious ones. That's all an actor is. He's like a serious Bruce Forsyth.

I am fairly rich. Money's very handy, let's face it.

I realised one day that men are emotional cripples. We cant express ourselves emotionally, we can only do it with anger and humour. Emotional stability and expression comes from women.

I started my career by becoming a stalker, watching women in the street, the way they greet each other. I thought if I could capture some of that expression, that depth of emotion, it will make me interesting to watch as an actor.

Before Michael Caine you had to have been in the RAF to be an actor.

What we do does not define who we are. What defines us is how well we rise after falling

I've played so many historical characters because most horrible dictators are short, fat, middle-aged men.