It's like they talk about how American actors have the method and English actors just kind of switch views faster. And John [Hurt] is telling me the story as he's sitting in that witness chair, and they're putting the final touches of makeup on. And he goes, "Hold on a second," to stop his story so he can do the take. And he does this incredible take. They go, "Cut." And then immediately John goes, "Anyways, so Alec, he's playing the chess." And I'm just going, "Holy crap." You get whiplash from those kinds of quick turns!

As a kid, I had a crush on Sophia Loren and Raquel Welch.

[John] Hughes was open to that [rehearsal]. This can only happen if the director and/or the writer are open to that.

[Kevin] Costner said, "You don't have to do that... this is a wide shot, so you can calm down."

I wasn't Santa in Santa Jr., but I was Santa in Cancel Christmas.

Sweets, you couldn't ignore me if you tried.

It is a career of make-believe, of masks. We all have masks in life.