You go though a period of immense pain when reality meets the dream.

You give, actually, what you have in your inner world through your emotion and feeling. That's what you can give; it's not so much about "acting" in a sense of playing something that's very different to you.

I can be seen as not being very communicative, or rather mysterious, or distant, or rather cold - all those things. Yeah, I know I can give off that impression. So I am that, too.

I got the O.B.E because I represent England outside of England more...but thinking of me as an actor, I haven't done all the classical theatre, all the great roles. Think of Helen Mirren and me. Helen, who I adore, is a friend - should be Dame. I am the rebel, the revolutionary on the side.

If words don't have vibration behind them, and a real feeling behind them, then they're just words.

There's always a time for change, and you should never be frightened of it.

A lot of young actors will do a scene and then run off and look at themselves. I don't believe in that at all