Ive read an awful lot of books, Ive read alot of awful books

Books were my window on the world. Growing up at the Elephant and Castle, which was very rough, my paradise was the library.

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

My most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.

It's much harder to act in a bad film than in a good one. A terrible script makes for very difficult acting. You can win an Academy Award for some of the easiest acting in your career, made possible by a brilliant script.

Things are not quite what they seem always. Don't start me on class, otherwise you'll get a four-hour lecture.

You get paid the same for a bad film as you do for a good one.