I'm most suspicious of scripts that have a lot of stage direction at the top of the page... sunrise over the desert and masses of... a whole essay before you get to the dialogue.

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My father was grounded, a very meat-and-potatoes man. He was a baker.

My father was grounded, a very meat-and-potatoes man. He was a baker.

I would like to go back to Wales. I'm obsessed with my childhood and at...

I would like to go back to Wales. I'm obsessed with my childhood and at...

I came here in 1974 to do a play, and then I went to L.A....

I came here in 1974 to do a play, and then I went to L.A....

I never make conscious decisions.

I never make conscious decisions.

Richard Burton came from the same town as me, so I thought I'd follow my...

Richard Burton came from the same town as me, so I thought I'd follow my...

And I love a scary movie. It makes your toes curl and it's not you...

And I love a scary movie. It makes your toes curl and it's not you...

I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to...

I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to...

I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to...

I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to...

I worked with Steven Spielberg on Amistad... he seemed so very secure in himself that...

I worked with Steven Spielberg on Amistad... he seemed so very secure in himself that...

Oh yes. I'm an actor, so I just learn my lines, and show up and...

Oh yes. I'm an actor, so I just learn my lines, and show up and...

Why love if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore; only the life...

Why love if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore; only the life...

Well, everyone likes movies when they're a little kid.

Well, everyone likes movies when they're a little kid.

I've got a great sense of humor. Anthony Hopkins

I've got a great sense of humor. Anthony Hopkins

Why love if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore; only the life...

Why love if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore; only the life...

I have dual citizenship, it just so happens I live in America.

I have dual citizenship, it just so happens I live in America.

We adore chaos because we love to produce order.

We adore chaos because we love to produce order.

I worked with Lawrence Olivier some years ago. He was a great mentor.

I worked with Lawrence Olivier some years ago. He was a great mentor.

I've got no need to prove to myself that I can do Shakespeare. I've done...

I've got no need to prove to myself that I can do Shakespeare. I've done...

I think all those actors from that generation, like Bogart - they were wonderful actors....

I think all those actors from that generation, like Bogart - they were wonderful actors....

I like the good life too much, I'm not good at going on stage night...

I like the good life too much, I'm not good at going on stage night...