I do prefer the stage. It's really the granddaddy of them all.

In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought, who won them and who lost them - unless there is a painting, a play, a song or a poem that speaks of the event.

All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must always be accompanied by moral choice.

Retiring' - within that word is 'tiring,' and I'm not tired. I don't believe in retirement, really.

I am filled with awe that filmmakers have the capacity to stir us and give us back a sense of wonder.

I tried for a while to be an agricultural worker and was hopelessly bored. To me it was meaningless. I would stand around in heaps of manure and sings about the beauty of the work I wasn't doing.

The play is always fresh to me. It's not the audience's fault that I've said the words before.