You can play older than yourself. You can play younger than yourself up to a point, and then that just becomes impossible because you carry a weight with you that you can't shift, unless you have very boyish looks.

I like these calm little moments before the storm, it reminds me of Beethoven

How many movies do you see when you can say this director really knew what film he wanted to make? I can count them on the fingers of one hand.

What other people think of me is none of my business.

I don't go to premieres. I don't go to parties. I don't covet the Oscar. I don't want any of that. I don't go out. I just have dinner at home every night with my kids. Being famous, that's a whole other career. And I haven't got any energy for it.

My favorite meal would have to be good old-fashioned eggs, over easy, with bacon. Many others, but you can't beat that on a Sunday morning, especially with a cup of tea.

I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy. That is a miracle in itself.