Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no. You get a letter from the Prime Minister saying you've been recommended for a knighthood and there are two little boxes, one says yes, one…

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I had to think long and hard about what it would imply, what it would...

I had to think long and hard about what it would imply, what it would...

It was never physically dangerous except when I nearly fell off a horse, but it...

It was never physically dangerous except when I nearly fell off a horse, but it...

You have to pretend to live in those clothes that they lived in, to live...

You have to pretend to live in those clothes that they lived in, to live...

I think actors always retain one foot in the cradle. We're switched on to our...

I think actors always retain one foot in the cradle. We're switched on to our...

Sir Larry could be very strict and a disciplinarian, too. He had many faces; he...

Sir Larry could be very strict and a disciplinarian, too. He had many faces; he...

I never lose that terror of 'this is my last job, I'll never work again.'...

I never lose that terror of 'this is my last job, I'll never work again.'...

I thought it was getting better and better, because the production values were increasing each...

I thought it was getting better and better, because the production values were increasing each...

I truly don't know why it was ended, though. It was suddenly decided that that...

I truly don't know why it was ended, though. It was suddenly decided that that...

It's too hard a life for me. I could only do it - check out...

It's too hard a life for me. I could only do it - check out...

Real-life people are often the hardest to play, people that you recreate who have actually...

Real-life people are often the hardest to play, people that you recreate who have actually...

I think that each character has fascinated and interested me enough to want to play...

I think that each character has fascinated and interested me enough to want to play...

One of the last episodes was all about a flood. We were working in the...

One of the last episodes was all about a flood. We were working in the...

I don't think he's permanently affected me except in the sense that I miss him....

I don't think he's permanently affected me except in the sense that I miss him....

It's often difficult to slough off all that we've acquired, all the comforts and safety...

It's often difficult to slough off all that we've acquired, all the comforts and safety...

I've been a professional actor now for 38 years. A long time. And it's wonderful...

I've been a professional actor now for 38 years. A long time. And it's wonderful...

They were totally supportive, always saw everything I did. One of the thrills of my...

They were totally supportive, always saw everything I did. One of the thrills of my...

What was so good about it was that the set that they originally built stayed...

What was so good about it was that the set that they originally built stayed...

Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes...

Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes...

Ultimately it's a leap of faith and a leap of imagination to put yourself back...

Ultimately it's a leap of faith and a leap of imagination to put yourself back...

You have to get through the Hamlet hoop as a young actor. Your classical qualifications...

You have to get through the Hamlet hoop as a young actor. Your classical qualifications...