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

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.

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.

I was a repertory actor, which meant that I did a play every week. I was a different character every week; for a year, I was doing 40 or 50 characters.

In film, other actors' performances really are not your concern. If the other actor isn't giving you what you want, act as though he were.

I've always loved reprehensible people because they're so much more interesting to play on screen.

In real life, I'm afraid of heights - and people who get moral convictions... Adolf Hitler in London.