While I'm hale and hearty, I've no thought in my mind to retire.
My father used to say, 'What the hell are you listening to? Put that bloody rubbish off.' And it was The Beatles.
My father, Arthur, was a fishmonger, first at Billingsgate market and later in Camden Town and Golders Green.
Being an actor is like being a monk you have got to be dedicated.
I was not driven by fame and fortune.
I started at the Incognito Theatre as an amateur.
I shall act until I drop. I just want to keep doing it and making it fun.
After leaving school, I worked as an electrician before becoming an actor.
I can be intolerant.
I have a yellow labrador, Tuffy, and a little rescue dog, Bella, who is the boss.
One of the things I learned was that I really enjoyed stunt-car driving.
The ups and downs are part of what has made you.
When I was a lad, my parents and all their equivalents never lusted after other people's riches or success.
When you're young, for God's sake, get out and try everything in terms of a career. Or go abroad, meet people.
I was never good academically. It was mainly my own fault.
All my work's been disguise, really hiding behind the character.
While I've got my health and fitness, I'm available... Except for panto, of course. Too bloody much like hard work.
People tend to feel that if you're a comedian, you can't act.
I rarely go out, and I am not interested in golf or anything like that.
'House Of Cards' with Kevin Spacey - I love how it portrays humans in power as just like the rest of us - but even worse.
I joined an amateur drama group as a teenager, fell in love with theatre, and it totally changed my life.
I grew up in London, a city devastated by the bombing. I am, you might say, a Blitz Baby.
In this business, you have to have what they call an idiotic determination to succeed.
You can't make people enjoy what you're doing unless you're enjoying it yourself.
I'm an actor, and so of course I want to see TV companies making good dramas. I want that to be a priority.
I deliberately decided not to go on Twitter. I've read about how much stress it can cause. I don't think it's healthy.
