I don't think you retire from movies; movies retire you.

I don't work very much, and I just sit here waiting for a script that I can't refuse - and I'm not talking about money.

In real life, I'm afraid of heights - and people who get moral convictions... Adolf Hitler in London.

I must admit, the only reason I joined an amateur dramatic society is because I couldn't get to kiss any girls - I was chasing girls all the time - and so I thought if I join it, there might be some love scenes. And there was a particular girl and I thought I might get to kiss Amy. I never did get to kiss Amy but I did get to kiss Elizabeth Taylor, so it was all right, a lot later.

I'll always be there because I'm a skilled professional actor. Whether or not I've any talent is beside the point.

The old guys like me started in the theatre. I was in the theatre for nine years.

I have a knack of making villainous people a little bit sympathetic, a bit of fun on screen.