I came from a family who believed in, in quotes, the Rights of Man, who believed that in order to justify the sort of luxurious life that the majority of us have, related to the whole world, that you had to do something.

Art is not an elitist gift for a few select people. Art is for everyone.

I'm a passionate trade unionist.

I was on my own union council for twenty-odd years.

I don't read a great deal of fiction, to my shame, other than the classics.

On my last day of shooting, I'd be happy to say 'Cut, it's a wrap' and fall off the twig.

And there are certain things, and they are evident, obviously, without being boring about it, but I mean obviously, the two evident and easy ones being Gandhi and Cry Freedom, there are things which I do care about very much and which I would like to stand up and be counted.