Having been an actor and a writer for so long - 20 years or so - I felt that it would be daft to go to one's grave without having directed. It's a natural extension of writing and acting, and so I knew it would happen one day.

Perhaps one day I will go into space.

I would love to continue acting. Maybe one day I would like to try writing and directing.

But if one could go back in time, I'd love to have been directed by Howard Hawks, who's one of my great heroes. One of the greatest directors there ever was. He directed probably one of the greatest westerns of all time in 'Rio Bravo'.

You can never go more than three or four hours without having something to nibble on or eat - you have to graze all day long.

I could not be one of those actors who stays in character all day long. I'd go mad.