You could say Shakespeare is so extraordinary precisely because he was so ordinary. He had all the usual anxieties and understandings of what it is to have children, lose children, get married, struggle to make a living and so on.

Very often my weekends are spent performing on Saturday, on stage in the afternoon and again in the evening.

Having caught a glimpse of what I might be able to do with my talent, I feel a tremendous obligation to try to fulfill it.

Artists probably should have some impenetrable aspects of themselves.

I've come to this conclusion: What makes a great actor is great need. A huge need of acting.

I actually wanted to be a writer long before I wanted to be an actor.

I would say critically of myself that I am somebody without secrets. Sometimes acting depends on you having a secret. I don't think I've ever had that.