I've done a lot of radio in my life. I've done radio plays for the BBC when I was young so I was absolutely used to that style of work, of working with the voice. I have a very distinctive voice so it's always great for me because I open my mouth and everybody knows who it is.

My problem was that I was blond. There were no heroes with blond hair. Robert Taylor and Henry Fonda, they all had dark hair. The only one I found was Van Johnson, who wasn't too cool. He was a nice, homely American boy. So I created my own image. It worked.

I've done my job and I've got the picture out there, and I'm very happy with it.

I don't do it often, but I do cry. I also laugh a lot; people tell me I'm funny and I do like to laugh.

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

Hollywood is a cross between a health farm, a recreation center and an insane asylum. It's a company town, and I happen to like the company!

I just try to play more and more difficult roles.