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

I am a great admirer of other actors, but I never compete with other actors. I always compete with what I did last, and I'm my own most vicious critic. So I'm always trying to do it better.

I'm every bourgeois nightmare - a Cockney with intelligence and a million dollars.

About Superman and Batman: the former is how America views itself, the latter, darker character is how the rest of the world views America.

I'm a sort of boy next door. If that boy has a good scriptwriter.

I enjoy making people laugh. The trick is to tell them jokes against yourself. If you praise yourself, your stories aren't funny.

My wife comes with me on all the movies, but she is not an appendage to a film star or anything like that. She is a completely intertwined partner. She is the other half of me. Also, we're still very much in love with each other. We always have been, we always will be.