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.

In my early days, I didn't know what a good film or a bad film was, and I was trying to make some money. As it happens I was lucky. I made some good films.

When I was 6 my father went to fight in the war, so he was my big hero. I thought he was the greatest thing.

Use the difficulties - if you can't avoid them

Just because I have made a point of never losing my accent it doesn't mean I'm an eel-and-pie yob.

Not only is acting more than a part-time job, it's more than a full-time job. It's a full-time obsession.

A man should dress in a way that you don't notice. He looks good and you don't know why. But it's the tailoring, the materials, and the clothes.