It's such a relief for me to sit in front of a tape recorder and not be using it to learn my lines.
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 became a professional cricket teacher about 20 years ago. I had a son born to me when I was 50, and I thought, he needs someone to bowl to him.
It grieves us to produce work that is not perfect.
Actors have to stay optimistic. The moment we start thinking otherwise, we're dead.
It's very inconvenient because every time I finish, let's say, a chapter of a book, I think I'm going to ring Richard and then realize: Oh, Christ, I've buried him. I buried him last year.