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.

God willing, even I might scrape a nomination.

I had been nine years in the theatre and hadn't had massive success. My only thing was I wanted to be an actor and I didn't care when, where, or how much for.

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

I'm always slightly envious of people who become extremely rich without anyone knowing who the hell they are, like financiers.

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

If you put someone on screen long enough, they become the hero.