I am often asked which of my films has come closest to my own ideal of performance, and I always answer, 'Educating Rita.'

I am often asked which of my films has come closest to my own ideal of performance, and I always answer, 'Educating Rita.'

I'll always be there because I'm a skilled professional actor. Whether or not I've any talent is beside the point.

Acting is not a competition; everything must be done for the good of the film or else everybody loses.

Since I was 19, I've had the most fun possible every single day, even when I had a rough life. It was the army which taught me about life, and the theater which taught me how good it could be.

Growing up, there was only classical music on BBC Radio. We had to listen to the American Forces Network in Germany, which played pop songs, or the pirate radio boats off the coast.

I regard myself as someone who is retired but who occasionally goes out to work. In fact, I'm offered so much good stuff that it's not so occasional.