It's no accident that Cinderella has been in the culture for thousands of years, and in cross cultures. I've traveled a bit recently, and in Russia, they completely believe they own this tale. And in Italy, they feel it absolutely is part of who they are. There is a timeless web to it.

I think the best actors are the most generous, the kindest, the greatest people and at their worst they are vain, greedy and insecure.

It's no accident that Cinderella has been in the culture for thousands of years, and in cross cultures. I've traveled a bit recently, and in Russia, they completely believe they own this tale. And in Italy, they feel it absolutely is part of who they are. There is a timeless web to it.

Aging is the diminishing of early fearlessness.

There is some mysterious thing that goes on whereby, in the process of playing Shakespeare continuously, actors are surprised by the way the language actually acts on them.

I come from the theatre, my bones are in the theatre; it’s as natural as breathing to want to be in the theatre

One of the things that makes Hamlet unique among Shakespeare's characters is his courage to face up to the darker elements of his personality.