I can never be the hero now. You have to be young and all that stuff. I used to be the hero.

I admired Marlon Brando as I grew up. I though he was one of the finest screen actors around.

Movie acting is about covering the machinery. Stage acting is about exposing the machinery. In cinema, you should think the actor is playing himself, if he's that good. It looks very easy. It should. But it's not, I assure you.

I've done a lot of radio in my life. I've done radio plays for the BBC when I was young so I was absolutely used to that style of work, of working with the voice. I have a very distinctive voice so it's always great for me because I open my mouth and everybody knows who it is.

I had been in that part of the world as a soldier in Korea, so I had been interested in Vietnam.

I didn't want to come in the movie every so often, every 20 minutes saying, 'Dinner is served, would you like coffee?'

I learned about life before I went into the theater, which is why I've been so happy. I was a soldier.