The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of changing their views to fit the facts, they try to change the facts to fit their views.

Actors are able to trick themselves into treating anything as if it's fantastic. It's a kind of madness really.

One longs to be funny, to make people laugh. Laughter is such a sign of approval, isn't it?

It was actually, 'Where ever there is television, there is poor old shagged out Tom Baker running across the rocks and punting down the river.'

My capacity as a monk was to passionately believe utter nonsense, and when you're an actor you have to do the same thing. Also, Christianity used to have a lot to do with self-loathing and an acceptance of criticism and things like that which is terribly important for actors.

I think quite often a fate worse than death is life, for lots of people.

I think people can believe in anything.