It distresses us to return work which is not perfect.

Question: How do you know you're God? Answer: Simple. When I pray to him, I find I'm talking to myself.

What I like is bottomless flattery.

I'm a very physical actor. I use everything - toes, teeth, ears, everything. I don't simply mean physical in the sense of movement and vigour. I find myself remembering the shape of a scene by how I'm standing, what I'm doing.

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.

When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized I was talking to myself.

For me, life has either been a wake or a wedding.