The many many imponderables come together when a film opens and for all sorts of reasons it may or may not succeed.

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That hunger of the flesh, that longing for ease, that terror of incarceration, that insistence...

That hunger of the flesh, that longing for ease, that terror of incarceration, that insistence...

Well, it's wonderful to be identified strongly with my work.

Well, it's wonderful to be identified strongly with my work.

If I were to play somebody who ran a fish and chip shop, I would...

If I were to play somebody who ran a fish and chip shop, I would...

I think if I were to go back on stage I might be in great...

I think if I were to go back on stage I might be in great...

There have not been any troughs as regards my work. There's never been a trough...

There have not been any troughs as regards my work. There's never been a trough...

John Lennon and Ringo Starr liked my songs. I used to write songs and they...

John Lennon and Ringo Starr liked my songs. I used to write songs and they...

With narration, you have to be very accurate with your voice. It's a good exercise...

With narration, you have to be very accurate with your voice. It's a good exercise...

I honestly have no strategy whatsoever. I'm waiting for that script to pop through the...

I honestly have no strategy whatsoever. I'm waiting for that script to pop through the...

I think that various styles and methods and approaches are an invention of people who...

I think that various styles and methods and approaches are an invention of people who...

But filming is good for you, because the crew isn't allowed to laugh. You can't...

But filming is good for you, because the crew isn't allowed to laugh. You can't...

Fifteen years before I became a screen actor, I was in the theatre. A lot...

Fifteen years before I became a screen actor, I was in the theatre. A lot...

One of the greatest things drama can do, at it's best, is to redefine the...

One of the greatest things drama can do, at it's best, is to redefine the...

As an actor there's no autonomy, unless you're prepared to risk the possibility of starving.

As an actor there's no autonomy, unless you're prepared to risk the possibility of starving.

The camera does not like acting. The camera is only interested in filming behaviour. So...

The camera does not like acting. The camera is only interested in filming behaviour. So...

I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that...

I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that...

I don't honestly think people know what acting is.

I don't honestly think people know what acting is.

In cinema, the leading player is the director.

In cinema, the leading player is the director.

I think that all of us either lose touch with the child inside us or...

I think that all of us either lose touch with the child inside us or...

As a singer, I might have fallen among thieves. I wonder if I'd still be...

As a singer, I might have fallen among thieves. I wonder if I'd still be...

I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I...

I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I...