I used to be gay, but I was forced to give it up, because it made my eyes water.

Yeah, I like causing trouble. It's the teddy boy in me. I used to be a teddy boy. Feeling slightly inferior and wanting to cause a bit of bother and get some action going on in the room rather than get bored stiff.

Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me.

I belong to quite a lot of learned societies. We collect firearms and discuss them at dinners and clubs and things.

I've always tried to be an actor who... I just plod on and try to keep my mouth shut, mind my own business. I find the whole thing about people's lives... I can't understand it. I'm always astonished that people want to know anything about me.

Oh yeah, I'd love to be a comedian. I've done a lot, but always in the confines of plays.

There are some actors who are rehearsal actors, and some who are not. I am not. Having said that, I don't know what I am talking about.