I have not collected art. Art collected me. I never found paintings. They found me. I have never even owned a work of art. They owned me.

To my mind, the actor has this great responsability of playing another human being… it’s like taking on another person’s life and you have to do it as sincerely and honestly as you can.

I had the advantage of reading the book, and when the script was first submitted to me, it was just another gangster story - the east side taking over the west side and all that.

The sitting around on the set is awful. But I always figure that’s what they pay me for. The acting I do for free.

I know I'm not much on face value, but when it comes to stage value, I'll deliver for you.

I have not collected art. Art collected me. I never found paintings. They found me. I have never even owned a work of art. They owned me.

In those days I would go for an interview and find myself competing with this other chap who would always be younger and taller, and much handsomer than I.