An Oscar clears the deck of envy and resentment. You think, 'Well, I've got that. I can relax now.'
People smile at me as if they know me. I just smile back. They probably might know me.
I'm not that comfortable with actors receiving honours, partly because I think they ought to go to those who really help others.
I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a sudden magnanimity.
I never was a great Thatcher fan, and it wasn't a sad day in my life when she resigned.
It's fatal to talk about acting. It sounds faintly ridiculous if you start analysing it.
We get older and more sophisticated and a bit cleverer, but certainly boys - and men - are as childish and basic as we ever were.
In Hollywood films everything is tidied up at the end with clean lines and clean character definitions. It's sort of unsatisfying.
A make-up artist I know polished her Oscar and it lost its lustre. But if you don't polish it, it doesn't tarnish.
I never was a great Thatcher fan, and it wasn't a sad day in my life when she resigned.
I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a sudden magnanimity.