You know everyone loves to be the villain.

I'm a laugh tart. I make no secret of that fact.

Plus, teaching brings home to you very fast that you actually know nothing. I didn't realize that before.

The only reason my work seems to be eclectic up to a certain period is because I was a failure as an actor.

I don't have any particular burning desire to go back to being cuddly. Not really.

Japanese women have always loved my films, even when no one else did. Ever since I made 'Maurice' in the 1980s, I've been getting hundreds of letter from Japanese girls. They definitely have a special place in my heart.

When I think about actors I know, I'd much rather hear about who they're shagging than what film they're doing next.