I have a knack of making villainous people a little bit sympathetic, a bit of fun on screen.

I won an Academy Award for 'The Cider House Rules,' playing an American.

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.

For all my education, accomplishments, and so called 'wisdom'... I can't fathom my own heart.

Acting is not a competition; everything must be done for the good of the film or else everybody loses.

I was watching cartoons on television and a commercial came on for one of the Batman series where I played a butler. And then my grandson looked up at me and he said, "Do you know Batman?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Really," I said, "Yeah." I said I know him very well. And he told all the boys at school, he said, "My grandpa knows Batman. Does your grandpa know Batman? OK, no. Mine does.

How can I change me to suit the script?