Hamlet Is An Astonishing Intelligence.

Hopefully, As I Get Older In The Business, I Make My Choices More Accurately, And I Perhaps Know From Either The Script Or The First Meeting That It Isn't Going To Work.

I Want To Play A Man In Uniform. I've Got Tremendous Respect For That Life That They Lead. We Know So Little About It. It's Never Discussed Or Talked About, When They Come Back From Battle. I Want To Examine The Choices That Have To Be Made In Those Terrible Times. [...] I'll Get To Wear A Uniform.

I've Met Quite A Number Of People In My Career, But I Do Have An Extraordinary Memory. And Even Though They May Drift Into The Periphery Of My Memory, I Can Bring Them Right Back When I Need Them.

There Are Some Directors, Lesser In Confidence Or Skill, Who Make The Actor Feel Very Uncomfortable Because You Feel You're Auditioning For Them, Every Day, And That's A Terrible Feeling On The Set.

The Camera Does Not Like Acting. The Camera Is Only Interested In Filming Behaviour. So You Damn Well Learn Your Lines Until You Know Them Inside Out, While Standing On Your Head!