You start pretending to have fun, you might have a little by accident.

No matter what the reason, if you start to scream and shout, you look a fool, and you feel a fool, and you earn the disrespect of everyone.

You're your first best audience, long before anybody else hears you. So don't be an easy audience. Keep asking for more.

I heard my first laughter on stage, when I was about 10 years old. It was gold pantomime and I remember I was playing Baron Fitznoodle, who was the father of the ugly sisters in "Cinderella." And I walked on and got a great big laugh and I thought that was fantastic, until I looked down and found that my flies were open. And so I always check my flies. I even check my flies on radio.

...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

There is no point in competing with young talent...I just concentrate on getting better each day.

I'm not a betting man, and even if I was, I certainly wouldn't bet on this! I would not bet on the Best Actor.