But I always feel that whatever I do, I could do better. I suppose it is perfectionism.

Funny things tend not to happen to me. I am not a natural comic. I need to think about things a lot before I can be even remotely amusing.

I'm not a collector. I don't like the toy cupboard syndrome that causes so many good cars to evaporate.

And, we put a lot more value, or at least I personally put a lot more value, on the creative values and creative challenges of something than the commercial necessities.

I would never wish to say that I've finally waved goodbye to any character, it's just that the emphasis tends to shift.

I suddenly think the job of acting is a difficult one. It's not as flip, irrelevant and shallow a calling as I thought it was in the Eighties.

But generally speaking, I tend to be quiet and introspective.