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

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.

You can write shorthand and still look at the guy you're talking to.

I don't meet stockbrokers or carpenters or coal miners; I spend all day with actors, composers and photographers.

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.

I'm the happiest grandfather in the world, I promise you.

I never bring a role home with me. The moment they say, 'It's a wrap,' it's gone completely. I'm a totally ruthless professional, and life is my family, not my work.