Presenting the Oscars was the most nerve-racking job I have ever done in show business. It's very much a live show: they have comedy writers waiting in the wings, and as you come off between presentations, they hand you an appropriate gag to tell.

I don't like getting up early in the morning and learning all that stuff. I work with offers that I can't refuse.

I just try to play more and more difficult roles.

I'd like it to be remembered as you had some fun. We're only here [living] for some fun. I think if you learn something, all well and good, but we're only here to give you some fun. Along the way, you may find out something.

I don't think human beings are bad. They're weak. And that's what makes 'em bad.

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

I didn't want to come in the movie every so often, every 20 minutes saying, 'Dinner is served, would you like coffee?'