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

This is your life, Larry. Learn to enjoy what you've got.

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

I've never taken drugs - if you take a drug of your choice, you get some ecstatic feeling.

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

My closest friends are Roger Moore, who is an actor, Sean Connery, who is an actor, Terry O'Neill, who is a photographer, Johnny Gold, who was the boss of Tramp, and Leslie Bricusse, who is a composer.

One of the main things about Cockney is, you speak at twice the speed as Americans. Americans speak very slow.