I won an Academy Award for 'The Cider House Rules,' playing an American.

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.

Ive read an awful lot of books, Ive read alot of awful books

I spent my entire time reading books and going to the cinema, just to escape.

First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent.

You've got to be flexible. Directors do a massive amount of planning and homework, and if after all that your director decides to throw it all out of the window and shoot spontaneously, then you must follow his lead.

Things are not quite what they seem always. Don't start me on class, otherwise you'll get a four-hour lecture.