It grieves us to produce work that is not perfect.

He's a scoundrel, young Brad Pitt, who led me, his elderly colleague, astray more than once.

I have no intention of uttering my last words on the stage. Room service and a couple of depraved young women will do me quite nicely for an exit.

It's such a relief for me to sit in front of a tape recorder and not be using it to learn my lines.

Being sober for so many years is getting interesting.

It's my job, it's what I do, it's what I'm on earth to do and it's who I am.

I loved doing My Favorite Year, which was great fun, and The Ruling Class, which I made with all my chums.