I'm Dead Against The Idea That You

There Are Not Many Things In My Life I Can Be Absolutely Proud Of Or Certain I Got Right, But One Of Them Is That I've Got Better As An Actor. I've Learnt How To Do It. And I Still Have Enough Energy To Do It.

Television Can Take Anything. It Can Take The Most Exaggerated Of Storytelling Forms.

Before Acting, I Wanted To Become A Journalist. I Also Toyed With The Idea Of Being A Chef - But That's Only When People Asked Me What I Wanted To Be. In Fact, I Always Used To Say I Wanted To Be An Actor, But I Didn't Ever Believe That I Was Good Enough To Be Come One.

I'm Cheaper Than Anthony Hopkins. The Other Actors They Asked To Play Gandalf Wouldn't Go To New Zealand On That Money For That Length Of Time. I Thought It Would Be A Bit Of An Adventure. Tony Hopkins Didn't Think It Would Be An Adventure. Tony Is Part Of Hollywood. I'm An Eccentric English Actor, And There's A Lot Of Us Around.

There's No Sex In Middle Earth.