My first course came and I put down my book, and I just happened to put up my hand to scratch my head and discovered that my toupee had been blown by the wind and was folded over backwards on…

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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...

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 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...

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'd gone into that restaurant and sat down and the waitress had taken my order...

I'd gone into that restaurant and sat down and the waitress had taken my order...

I think my parents were happy that I'd gone to university and gotten a degree...

I think my parents were happy that I'd gone to university and gotten a degree...

I'm always conscious of the fact that I am part of a profession that is...

I'm always conscious of the fact that I am part of a profession that is...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

I would like to be as fit as I've always been. I've been blessed with...

I would like to be as fit as I've always been. I've been blessed with...

I shall miss all the people in it and the great fun we had doing...

I shall miss all the people in it and the great fun we had doing...

Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no....

Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no....

I am an actor and I live in the world of pretend in my working...

I am an actor and I live in the world of pretend in my working...

Knowing that we were doing good work and the stories were good. They were original...

Knowing that we were doing good work and the stories were good. They were original...

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...