My mum never understood how much I earned. When I told her I earned a million pounds a film, she said, 'How much is that?'

A lot of people said, Who do you think you are? I told them I know exactly who I am and I'll tell you exactly where I'm going.

I started with the firm conviction that when I came to the end, I wanted to be regretting the things that I had done, not the things I hadn't.

I've made the transition from star to character actor and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

If you're a gardener you don't need a gym. [...] You're always carrying large sacks of manure all over.

I think it would be great for the Academy to recognize old age.

I always exposed the weakness rather than the nastiness.