Nothing Shocks Me. I'm A Scientist.

I Was 35 When I First Hit With Star Wars. I Had Some Degree Of Maturity And Some Degree Of Experience, Yet Physically I Still Looked Young. That Had Been An Impediment Early On In My Career, But Then It Turned Out To Be An Advantage.

There Comes A Point When You've Exhausted Your Opportunities Playing Good Guys. I've Been Around Long Enough, I Think I'm Entitled To Explore A Bit. But What I Saw There Was An Opportunity To Play A Character Different From What The Audience's Expectation Was. A Chance To Take Their Crude Experience Of Me - Of My Iconography, If You Will - And Turn It On Its Ear At An Appropriate Juncture In The Film To Be Useful To The Process Of Telling The Story.

I Think People Only Have So Much Interest In Anybody, And If You Barrage Them In Between The Times You Have Something To Offer Them You Become A Personality Rather Than An Actor - Much More Short-lived. I Only Work Once A Year. And That's Enough.

I Accrued Anger From People's Low Opinion Of Me And My Work, And For The Work I Might Be Capable Of.

I'm Ambitious For Is To Not Get Caught 'acting'. I Want To Really Feel The Role And Not Let People See The Process, Or To Let Them Stand Back And Admire It, Because I Think That Does Finally Get In The Way.