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

At age 11, I went to a Jewish school. I speak Yiddish. I'm Church of England Protestant. My father was Catholic, and my mother was Protestant. My wife is a Muslim.

I've made the transition from star to character actor and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

What a lot of people dont realize about gangs, in my opinion, is that a gang is not there to attack you. Eighty percent of the people in a gang are there to stop anyone from attacking them. You join a gang for protection, not to go out and hit someone.

By the time the Oscars are on I'll be seventy. How many more chances am I going to have to get nominated for an Oscar?

I don't work very much, and I just sit here waiting for a script that I can't refuse - and I'm not talking about money.

In my opinion, everybody is getting older and older. We have a great deal of dementia because nobody grew old enough to get it.