I Was Never Very Mature In My

I Didn't Want To Be The Archetypal Sponging Brother-in-law, So I Didn't Go Into Acting When I Got To The States. I Thought, 'no, I'll Go To School And Then I'll Be An English Teacher; That'll Be Fun.' But I Was Horrible As A Teacher. As Hard As I Tried, I Just Couldn't Inspire Those Kids To Take An Interest In Milton And Shakespeare And Donne.

I Was Going To Be Living There And I Didn't Want To Sound Like A Foreigner All My Life.

I'm Not Intimidated By Other Actors At All - Or Directors. I Don't Care Who They Are. But I Am Intimidated By Writers. I Hold Them In The Highest Esteem.

I Don't Take Much From My Own Father, Because He Was A Very Austere, Quiet, Private Man Who Would Come Home From Work, Go To His Parlour And Play Beethoven On His Piano.

I Don’t Think The United States Has Done Anything Whatsoever To Merit Any Criticism By The British.