I'm trying to work only with established, respected directors. I took a lot of bad scripts and worked for a lot of lazy directors, and it was discouraging to go to the screenings and see that the director had added nothing, the editor had added nothing, there was nothing to see.

I love the start of autumn when the trees in my garden change the colour of their leaves in one last dazzling display.

Alfie was the first time I was above the title; the first time I became a star in America.

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.

If you think you're going to be up for an Oscar, you schedule your moviemaking.

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

I'm forever testing myself. As a person and as an actor, I have no sense of competition.