There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch.

I am in so many movies that are on TV at 2:00 a.m. that people think I am dead.

When you're a movie star and you're young, you are always playing someone who's a better fighter, a better lover, a better everything than you.

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

How can I change me to suit the script?

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.

If you really want to become an actor, but only providing that acting doesn't interfere with your golf game, political ambitions and your life, you don't want to become an actor. Not only is acting more than a part time job, it's more than a full time job. It's a full time obsession.