I've done lots of films with first directors, so it's not unusual for me.

I've done lots of films with first directors, so it's not unusual for me.

I think it's interesting to see how things come into and go out of fashion.

You can see areas where maybe you got a bit lazy, perhaps, or you see when you were really on form. I think an actor is very like a sportsman in that respect. You have periods where you're in terrific form.

'The Elephant Man' was hugely enjoyable to do. I thought the one stage, when Chris Tucker did the first makeup and it took 12 hours, I thought they'd actually found a way for me not to enjoy filming.

One wonders sometimes, looking at the world, how it's dealing with itself. There are days when you wake up and you feel very optimistic and there are days when you feel pessimistic.

Anything which retains interest is optimistic. When the characters become disinterested, it's pessimistic. Does that make sense?