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Years and years ago, when everyone knew that Pierce was going to be doing the job, they started selecting new people. I had this bizarre thing when I hadn’t done many movies, and of going on for an interview.

I’ve played villains on stage – you know, the Iagos and so on – but I think of myself as a funny person. I mostly did comedies before I did TV work.

When you stand on the stage you must have a sense that you are addressing the whole world, and that what you say is so important the whole world must listen.

I think that various styles and methods and approaches are an invention of people who don’t understand the process of acting and who try very hard to label things.

What does it mean for an actor to make a part his own? It means that he takes on what you had intended and starts to put in his own stuff so that it becomes something that could only happen if he played it.

You’re at the top of your game if you do comedy.

As an actor, I travel around a lot and live in a lot of hotels, and many times I’ve been in a town where the only entertainment to be had is what you find in the hotel bar or lobby.

The only time in my career prior to that I played an evil character was in ‘The Twilight Zone’.

The only thing an actor owes his public is not to bore them.

I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I learned that being an actor can bring with it wonderful responsibilities.