I'm A Lot Less Serious Than People

A Lot Of The Time I Hate The Theater. You Think, 'i Have To Climb Mount Everest, Again, Tonight.' Oh, The Theater Is A Scary Place To Be.

The Difference Between Being An Actor And A Director Is Simple. The Director Has To Hide His Panic; The Actor Doesn't.

Older People Say, 'oh I Loved You In 'sense And Sensibility,'' And That's The Only Film They Want To Talk About. Equally, There Are People Who Only Want To Talk About 'galaxy Quest.' And There's A Whole Bunch Of Teenagers Who Only Want To Talk About 'dogma.'

When I Am Asked About Influences, I Always Say I Bow Down To Fred Astaire, Because When You Look At Him Dancing You Never Look At His Extremities, Do You? You Look At His Centre. What You Never See Is The Hours Of Work That Went Into The Routines, You Just See The Breathtaking Spirit And Freedom.

The First Time That I Came To New York To Work Properly Was The Mid-'80s, But I Was Doing Eight Shows A Week. You Have No Life. Going To A Punk Rock Club - Or Whatever The Music Was At That Time - Would Not Have Been On My Agenda.