I heard my first laughter on stage, when I was about 10 years old. It was gold pantomime and I remember I was playing Baron Fitznoodle, who was the father of the ugly sisters in "Cinderella." And I walked on and got a great big laugh and I thought that was fantastic, until I looked down and found that my flies were open. And so I always check my flies. I even check my flies on radio.

Movie actors earn their living and learn their craft through listening and reacting.

I just try to play more and more difficult roles.

I don't see myself as anything. I just wander around getting on with my life.

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

Every magic trick consists of three parts, or acts. The first part is called the Pledge. The magician shows you something ordinary. The second act is called the Turn. The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it into something extraordinary. But you wouldn't clap yet, because making something disappear isn't enough. You have to bring it back.

Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons.