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

I love the start of autumn when the trees in my garden change the colour of their leaves in one last dazzling display.

You can't get blase about something you haven't done yet.

The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.

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.

The difference between a movie star and a movie actor is this - a movie star will say, 'How can I change the script to suit me?' and a movie actor will say. 'How can I change me to suit the script?'

Movie acting is about covering the machinery. Stage acting is about exposing the machinery. In cinema, you should think the actor is playing himself, if he's that good. It looks very easy. It should. But it's not, I assure you.