Having grown up in the theater family, having done a huge amount of acting from a very little boy to precocious teenager in Shakespeare festivals that my father produced, I went off to college and fell in with the theater gang. I was already an experienced actor. I became a kind of campus star. I heard all this applause and laughter.

I'd sleep under a Vermeer.

I subscribe to the great George G. Scott quote, "All actors are in trouble. Directors who don't help are a pain in the ass". We all need help from directors. We are all equally insecure.

If you read in front of your kids, it's very likely that they'll become readers, too

I certainly had my years as an out of work actor but I was married with a baby. My wife was supporting us.

I consider myself a very lucky actor that, approaching 60, I'm still employed and employable.

The most exciting acting tends to happen in roles you never thought you could play.