In film, other actors' performances really are not your concern. If the other actor isn't giving you what you want, act as though he were.

In England, I was a Cockney actor. In America, I was an actor.

I don't think human beings are bad. They're weak. And that's what makes 'em bad.

There is no point in competing with young talent...I just concentrate on getting better each day.

For me, the performance was always playing different people. And so when I got older, was no longer the romantic leading movie star, it became more and more interesting for me, the characters I played, you know?

If you're a gardener you don't need a gym. [...] You're always carrying large sacks of manure all over.

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