It's funny how a film about a murderous old English toff can help you.

Oh, I think I've been entirely selfish with my career. I've done what I wanted to do, and not put myself out for anyone else particularly.

In Hollywood films everything is tidied up at the end with clean lines and clean character definitions. It's sort of unsatisfying.

We seem to have reached the age where life stops giving us things and starts taking them away.

The films I enjoy seeing are those that reveal lives I was unaware of... in different cultures or whatever.

I'm not that comfortable with actors receiving honours, partly because I think they ought to go to those who really help others.

I like being able to go to the supermarket and go on the Tube and have an ordinary domestic life. I'd hate to have to protect myself. I'm quite lucky that I can carry on without any intrusions. I don't get given a hard time by anyone.