I don't like acting things; I like feeling things.

You're making a movie, not a documentary. If you made a film like the historians would like you to make, you're not going to go and see it. I'd rather see paint dry.

The point is to be involved in the moment.

I just love jumping into someone else's life. It is a relatively cheap way to experience things you would be too scared to contemplate in your own life.

Sometimes you just can't walk away from films you're offered, like the Dylan Thomas thing.

I'm doing a Dylan Thomas film, Map of Love, with Mick Jagger producing again. It's a wonderful script.

I tend to do golf charity things because it's much safer and you don't get much chance of a broken arm or leg.