I often get mistaken for Dumbledore. One wizard is very much like another.

There are some tremendous actors in the U.K. who have been knighted, and I've spent much of my life admiring many of them, like Laurence Olivier. So it's very flattering to be in their company.

There are some tremendous actors in the U.K. who have been knighted, and I've spent much of my life admiring many of them, like Laurence Olivier. So it's very flattering to be in their company. But you also end up in the company of people you don't admire, including some rather dodgy politicians.

I've often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying, 'This is fiction.'

'Macbeth' was a very lucky play for me.

I like sleeping a lot.