I never look back at all. All of my sentiment and emotion goes into my family. I'm an extremely family oriented person and I have a very, very happy family life. That doesn't just include blood relations. I have friends who are close to me.

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.

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 done my job and I've got the picture out there, and I'm very happy with it.

And to Tom Cruise, for if you had won this, your asking price would have gone down so fast. Do you have any idea what supporting actors get paid? We get only one trailer, a small one, in the back.

I am often asked which of my films has come closest to my own ideal of performance, and I always answer, 'Educating Rita.'

I'm not a betting man, and even if I was, I certainly wouldn't bet on this! I would not bet on the Best Actor.