2D looks so flat. Well, it is, of course, it's flat. But 3D isn't. And for an adventure story that takes you into a long-distant, fictional world, it's ideal, I think.

I headed out to have a breather at the stage door, dressed in my tramp costume. I had my bowler hat between my feet and there were passers-by, and one of them turned back and said, 'Do you need help, brother?' And $1 fell into my hat!

You can always pick out stage actors at the Oscars: they know how to walk.

When you're on stage with an audience, the director's nowhere to be seen. He's onto the next job.

It is so painful watching yourself act, particularly because you can't do anything about it, it's all done and dusted.

In fact, my face has shrunk in the meantime, but it won't be particularly noticeable because it's covered up with hair. So I hope I'm not alarmed if I ever do sit through the five movies.

I often thought my gravestone would say, 'Here lies Gandalf. He came out,'