I used to get the girl; now I get the part. In 'The Quiet American' you may have noticed I got the part and the girl. It's a milestone for me, because it's the last time I'm going to get the girl.

I've been on movies where I literally couldn't hear what the other actor was saying. It's very awkward.

Not only is acting more than a part-time job, it's more than a full-time job. It's a full-time obsession.

I was watching cartoons on television and a commercial came on for one of the Batman series where I played a butler. And then my grandson looked up at me and he said, "Do you know Batman?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Really," I said, "Yeah." I said I know him very well. And he told all the boys at school, he said, "My grandpa knows Batman. Does your grandpa know Batman? OK, no. Mine does.

Obsession is a young man's game, and my only excuse is that I never grew old.

If someone is very upper-class, you have a stereotype of him which is probably true. If someone has a working-class accent, you have no idea who you're talking to.

I come from the slums; I come from a hard background; I come from a poor family; and I was a soldier.