The Quiet American Is Anti The People

If You Really Want To Become An Actor, But Only Providing That Acting Doesn't Interfere With Your Golf Game, Political Ambitions And Your Life, You Don't Want To Become An Actor. Not Only Is Acting More Than A Part Time Job, It's More Than A Full Time Job. It's A Full Time Obsession.

I Don't Work Very Much, And I Just Sit Here Waiting For A Script That I Can't Refuse - And I'm Not Talking About Money.

I Always Exposed The Weakness Rather Than The Nastiness.

You Must Always Steal, But Only From The Best People. Steal Any Trick That Looks Worthwhile. If You See Vivien Leigh Or Robert Deniro Or Meryl Streep Do Something Stunningly Effective, And You Can Analyze How He Or She Did It, Then Pinch It. Because You Can Be Sure That They Stole It In The First Place.

My Mum Never Understood How Much I Earned. When I Told Her I Earned A Million Pounds A Film, She Said, 'how Much Is That?'