Surely we have always acted; it is an instinct inherent in all of us. Some of us are better at it than others, but we all do it.

Autograph-hunting is the most unattractive manifestation of sex-starved curiosity.

Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is. You'll be afraid you can't achieve it. It's your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead, strive for excellence, doing your best.

Without acting, I cannot breathe.

I often think that could we creep behind the actor's eyes, we would find an attic of forgotten toys and a copy of the Domesday Book.

The humility to prepare and the self-confidence to bring it off.

I'm rather bored by the subject - meaning me. It's a sort of a yoke, but at times you know, a yoke is a kind of comfort. And it's always there.