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!

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

That's the imagination that happens in the theater. That imagination is translated in film by the film magicians and all the technology.

The performance is created by the director. The actor is the material. And I think that has to be true.

I suspect the base that I'm working from is not particularly one of inquiry, but of memory of what I did last time.

I have never wanted to be typecast, one of those actors who plays a variation on a one-note theme. So just as I enjoy playing a wide variety of characters, from good to bad to ugly to cute - so I have enjoyed of late working in film and television, as well as in theatres of various sizes and shapes.

If I was on a march at the moment I would be saying to everyone: Be honest with each other. Admit there are limitless possibilities in relationships, and love as many people as you can in whatever way you want, and get rid of your inhibitions, and we'll all be happy.