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

Growing up, there was only classical music on BBC Radio. We had to listen to the American Forces Network in Germany, which played pop songs, or the pirate radio boats off the coast.

To me, 'Educating Rita' is the most perfect performance I could give of a character who was as far away from me as you could possibly get and of all the films I have ever been in, I think it may be the one I am most proud of.

To be a movie star, you have to carry a movie. And to carry a movie where you play the title role is the supreme example.

Obsession is a young man’s game.

You can see all sorts of things in film acting if you know where to look and what to look for. One thing I often notice is that the actor is looking for his mark, the place where he has to stand to be in the right place in the shot.

About Superman and Batman: the former is how America views itself, the latter, darker character is how the rest of the world views America.