I have a friend of mine who does me on his answering machine, and when I call him, I answer. It's pretty strange.

An actor really is a kind of intermediary between an audience and the piece, whether it's a play or movie.

I want to make movies on a soundstage. They close the door and it's nighttime, daytime. If it has to rain, they make the rain. That's what I like.

I don't have a lot of hobbies. I don't play golf. I don't have any children. Things that occupy people's time. I just try to take jobs.

Because if I don't know my lines, I really don't know what I'm doing.

Guns make me very nervous. They're dangerous. I'm more of a pacifist than anyone could imagine.

Laurence Olivier said in an interview once that when he plays a tragedy he always aims for the funny parts, and the other way around. Because in a comedy you look for what's serious. I think that's true. Sometimes things are really funny if you're absolutely earnest. If you're really serious, it's hilarious.