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

One of the great things with comedy is that there's no such thing as a mediocre comedy; it's either uproarious or crap. That's the problem.

The greatest luxury is not driving. I didn't own a car until I was 30, and that was a Rolls-Royce, so it was cheaper to insure a chauffeur. I never want to drive again. My mind is always on other things. I hate parking, and I'm very short-tempered and would get road rage, I'm sure.

When you're a movie star and you're young, you are always playing someone who's a better fighter, a better lover, a better everything than you.

I try to make everyone around me feel comfortable.

It's much harder to act in a bad film than in a good one. A terrible script makes for very difficult acting. You can win an Academy Award for some of the easiest acting in your career, made possible by a brilliant script.

There's quite a lot of bad stuff written about me. My wife even says a lot of bad stuff about me. But she is wonderful.