Not only is acting more than a part-time job, it's more than a full-time job. It's a full-time obsession.

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

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?

I never look back at all. All of my sentiment and emotion goes into my family. I'm an extremely family oriented person and I have a very, very happy family life. That doesn't just include blood relations. I have friends who are close to me.

I'm the audience's representative on earth.

The greatest luxury is not driving. I didn't own a car until I was 30, and that was a Rolls-Royce, so it was cheaper to insure a chauffeur. I never want to drive again. My mind is always on other things. I hate parking, and I'm very short-tempered and would get road rage, I'm sure.

When I'm doing an accent, you shouldn't notice it for a while, if I'm doing it right.