Occupation: Actor Birth: October 22, 1938
It was never physically dangerous except when I nearly fell off a horse, but it was physically arduous - especially when you were working late at nig….
It was doing very well; it was doing particularly well outside of England. It was a very big seller for Carlton Television. But it was getting more a….
I thought it was getting better and better, because the production values were increasing each time we did it..
Knowing that we were doing good work and the stories were good. They were original and charming. They weren't particularly violent or sexy or any of ….
I think actors always retain one foot in the cradle. We're switched on to our youth, to our childhood. We have to be because we're in the business of….
My first course came and I put down my book, and I just happened to put up my hand to scratch my head and discovered that my toupee had been blown by….
It's often difficult to slough off all that we've acquired, all the comforts and safety nets modern life provides for us, and realize that in those d….
They were totally supportive, always saw everything I did. One of the thrills of my life was when they went to the theater to see something that I wa….
I shall miss all the people in it and the great fun we had doing it. I enjoyed playing the character very much. It was a very, very special character….
Actors, I don't think, ever really grow up. I'm hoping that that rejuvenating process applies to me, too. It has so far. I've been very lucky..
Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no. You get a letter from the Prime Minister saying you've been recommende….
What was so good about it was that the set that they originally built stayed there, and weathered over the five years. It got five summers and five w….
I think that each character has fascinated and interested me enough to want to play him..
I'd gone into that restaurant and sat down and the waitress had taken my order and everybody else had seen me with this what must have looked like th….
You have to get through the Hamlet hoop as a young actor. Your classical qualifications are based on the quality of your Hamlet. And then, as an olde….
I would like to be as fit as I've always been. I've been blessed with good health, I've been blessed with stamina. Particularly for those great class….
I never lose that terror of 'this is my last job, I'll never work again.' You can never relax and rely on whatever reputation you've built..
Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes it harder because people's expectations of you are higher. So, you have t….
I am an actor and I live in the world of pretend in my working capacity. I live in the world of my imagination..
Sir Larry could be very strict and a disciplinarian, too. He had many faces; he wore many hats. But, ultimately, he loved the theater and he loved ac….
I had to think long and hard about what it would imply, what it would mean. Would it mean any alterations of one's lifestyle? Or, more than that, the….