I'm the most gregarious of men and love good company, but never less alone when alone.

If I'm not at my study by 10:00, 10:30, forget it, I can't write a word.

The common denominator of all my friends is that they're dead.

It's such a relief for me to sit in front of a tape recorder and not be using it to learn my lines.

I can't stand light. I hate weather.

I loved doing My Favorite Year, which was great fun, and The Ruling Class, which I made with all my chums.

Actors have to stay optimistic. The moment we start thinking otherwise, we're dead.

If you do not surrender, I shall be forced to shoot you through the head with a rather large bullet.

I wouldn't mind being a lord.

I love working with young people, which is to me a big kick.

Life turned out much better than I thought. I knew after a little while that I could act.

It was around 1985 before I heard the news of President Kennedy's assassination.

My dear sir, it haunted me for the rest of my life.

I'm not working-class: I come from the criminal classes.

He's a scoundrel, young Brad Pitt, who led me, his elderly colleague, astray more than once.

When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized I was talking to myself.

I am human, all too bloody human.

It distresses us to return work which is not perfect.

Acting has been described as farting about in disguise.