I think you need brains to do any Shakespeare with any authority. I could do Shakespeare, but not with any authority.

Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see.

I hate to say it, but there seems to have been some sort of dumbing down as far as movies go.

I like actors. I like their insecurities, their humor and their intelligence.

I like being around actors. Imagine not liking actors.

I can tell you where I was when Kennedy was shot - which was in the common room at school. I heard about it on the old valve radio. At the time of Armstrong's landing, I was at university rehearsing a play.

I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.