The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.

I'll always be there because I'm a skilled professional actor. Whether or not I've any talent is beside the point.

Film stars to me were always six feet four, had perfect teeth and could do handstands on Malibu Beach - and didn't need glasses

Such is an actor's life. We must ride the waves of every film, barfing occasionally, yet maintain our dignity, even as the bulk of our Herculean efforts are keel-hauled before our very eyes. [On filming MacHale's Navy]

An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument. Isaac Stern takes good care of his violin. What if everyone jumped on his violin?

If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a secret agent.