Before Michael Caine you had to have been in the RAF to be an actor.
You have to learn to hallucinate.
It's your life, live it your way.
It's not easy to walk out on a marriage and two young kids, and it's the most difficult thing I've ever had to do.
What would I have done if I wasn't an actor? Probably rob banks.
If you are going to do a film properly you have to give yourself completely to it.