I never said I will stand, I said I hoped to stand. It wasn't a prediction.

Maybe one way I am original is that at heart I really am a classical actor. I haven't had my chance yet in the commercial world to show that. Movies aren't really made about classical people so much any more.

I have more awareness of other people and, I hope, more sensitivity to their needs. I also find that I'm more direct and outspoken.

I remember telling a neurosurgeon, "Don't give me too much information, because at the moment my ignorance is my best asset."

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.

What can I do today to take a step forward?

Even if your body doesn't work the way it used to, the heart and the mind and the spirit are not diminished.