My business is not to show anybody anything; my job is just to do it.

The trick to acting is not to show off, it's to think the thoughts of the character.

I wouldn't have been interested in making a show just about Hollywood, 'cause I find Hollywood boring. I find people and families very interesting.

I had a good job as a printer in the East End. Before the unions destroyed it, that job was very lucrative.

I know what I try to do. I try to be professional, turn up, not make too much fuss, do the job.

The trick to acting is not to show off; it's to think the thoughts of the character. I was lucky because when I started acting, it was doing jobs above pubs. I learned to act in anonymity, so by the time people saw me, I knew what I was doing. I was crap for years, but no one saw me being crap. It's a trade you learn.