In terms of popular cinema, 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' is as near perfection as I can think of.

The fact in acting, you can tap into your darkest moments in life to your lightest moments. And people will watch it, and appreciate it, and even engage with you because of that. That's the greatest job one Earth.

The films that I really enjoy now are films that are made by, for wont of a better word, mavericks.

I did 'Deathly Hallows' so my kids could get on the 'Harry Potter' set. They met Daniel Radcliffe, who was a darling and couldn't have been nicer to them so I'm a hero right now.

I don't like the way some actors, when playing a nasty character, will try to grab hold of something good about them.

I was on the set of 'Braveheart' and my mate says to me, 'Do you think this film will be any good?' And I really meant this, too, I told him 'Let me put it this way - It won't win any awards.' Cut to: five Oscars.

A lot of actors aren't particularly good directors. And they're not particularly good with other actors. That's kind of a fallacy.