So many people want me to hate him and destroy him, but I don't want to. I want him to be happy. He's not a bad person.
37 seconds, well used, is a lifetime.
That's what we're all looking for, the place where the work leads us.
One of the things you can do as an actor, is compensate for the things you can't do in life.
I decided a long time ago but sometimes it takes you 40 years to get around to doing something - and that's the truthful answer.
In terms of the stars, the only ones I cast were Billy Connolly and Pauline Collins. I was in Los Angeles working and a lot of this took place on the telephone. I'd met Maggie [Smith] once and I'd come back-stage, which I'm usually loathe to do because as an actor you don't want people coming back because you want to get home [laughs].
The Academy Awards are obscene, dirty. . . no better than a beauty contest.
Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.
Have absolutely no sense of guilt about being happy and successful if you operate honestly and with a sense of social responsibility.
Speak boldly and speak truly, shame the devil.
What about when someone doesn't need a shoulder? What if they need the arms?