I learn the whole time. I think it would be dull if I thought I was going to work and wouldn't find something new. We always learn.

Am I a car aficionado? No: for me, cars have always been just for transport. I didn't even know anyone who had a car until I was 14 or 15.

As an actor, my attitude towards using of film versus digital is, if you have film, filmmakers have to cut eventually so you don't have to learn all that dialogue. With digital, they can just go on forever and it's a nightmare. So, I like film - nice short takes.

You don't make any money when you're my age. The stars get it all. That's a lie, actually.

When it comes to politics, I believe you have to cut the cake so that everybody gets a piece, but at the same time, you have to keep in mind that somebody has to make the cake.

In film, other actors' performances really are not your concern. If the other actor isn't giving you what you want, act as though he were.

I am often asked which of my films has come closest to my own ideal of performance, and I always answer, 'Educating Rita.'