Actors, it's very hard for them to make value judgments when they play characters. It's very dangerous if you start thinking of yourself as a bad guy.

I enjoy directing, but I really like acting more. The idea of controlling the whole thing is not something that really appeals to me as much as being able to just control the world of the character that I'm dealing with.

People want to typecast you; it's human nature.

I wanted to be Laurence Olivier, basically, to be a great classical actor, and also be able to do modern things.

Where were they when the Russians went down?

I love the theater and I particularly love the classical theater and I love doing Shakespeare. It pays the soul, but it doesn't pay the rent.

My objective was to have as varied a selection of roles as possible. It probably did hurt my career.