There are loads of black actors.You can't say: I'm going to vote for him, he's not very good but he's black, [so] I'll vote for him. You've got to give a good performance.

My closest friends are Roger Moore, who is an actor, Sean Connery, who is an actor, Terry O'Neill, who is a photographer, Johnny Gold, who was the boss of Tramp, and Leslie Bricusse, who is a composer.

I think life has got to develop as you get older, and I don't want to be wandering along doing the same old thing. I want more out of life.

The first thing I'll do if I want to look really crappy is, I don't wear any makeup at all.

Nobody's a criminal to himself. I never play a criminal like a bad person.

I never bring a role home with me. The moment they say, 'It's a wrap,' it's gone completely. I'm a totally ruthless professional, and life is my family, not my work.

By the time the Oscars are on I'll be seventy. How many more chances am I going to have to get nominated for an Oscar?