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.

I play the sort of character who would sell his grandmother for career advancement, something I've come across a lot with actors.

Basically, my life is so boring, it's embarrassing.

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 think there's much point in putting me a deep, dark, heavy, emotional film because there are people who do it so much better than I do.

And film acting is incredibly tedious, just by its nature. It's incredibly, mind numbingly slow.

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.