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Acting is not a competition; everything must be done for the good of the film or else everybody loses.

There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch.

If you're a movie actor, you're on your own - you cannot control the stage. The director controls it.

I usually control the environment I'm in, but my control is very quiet and subtle.

I see myself as 38, but you don't notice it.

I've never been out with a married woman, never. I respect others' properties.

You can't get blase about something you haven't done yet.

I have a knack of making villainous people a little bit sympathetic, a bit of fun on screen.

The old guys like me started in the theatre. I was in the theatre for nine years.

You don't sacrifice your individuality; you sacrifice a lot of freedom.