I don't have to work, really, but I do enjoy working, and I do enjoy getting paid.

Maybe it's time we all stop trying to outsmart the truth and let it have its day.

A lot of my best parts I've been the second choice for, so you never get too egotistical about anything.

The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.

Oh, what a shock. My career must be slipping. This is the first time I've been available to pick up an award.

I used to get the girl; now I get the part. In 'The Quiet American' you may have noticed I got the part and the girl. It's a milestone for me, because it's the last time I'm going to get the girl.

I don't want to be an English actor doing the greatest American accent you've ever heard. I want to be an American doing nothing.