After a conversation with someone that went on all night, but I didn't take much persuading, and the next day I was a vegetarian. It came down to one….

If I won the lottery,I would love to buy an airfield and populate it with enthusiasts like myself, and old airplanes..

I like watching DVDs, flying my plane, walking and going to my place in Scotland. I like yoga. It takes me a while to unwind, the subconscious parts ….

If you travel to the continent you never have any problems overtaking, this is the only country I know where the outside lane is congested and the tw….

There have been two [career highlights]. Waking up in New York to hear I'd been nominated for Best Actor for a Tony Award on Broadway, for An Ideal H….

I saw a ghost when I was staying at Dartington Hall in Devon in the 1960s. I think there are many different kinds of entities, some are scary and som….

Be a vegetarian. That was the best advice I ever took. It means I'm not involved in killing, that's the main thing..

It would be nice to be a professional pilot. I'm an amateur pilot at the moment. I've got a lot of friends in the RAF and I don't think I've ever met….

The only thing is worrying about sleeping. If I have to be up early I worry about being able to get to sleep..

I hate the standard of stupid and selfish driving we have in this country. We are the worst I've come across..

It sounds very pretentious, but I don't lie. It's too uncomfortable. A lot of people think because you're an actor that makes you a good liar, but on….

If someone opens a glorious Scotch or a bottle of wine, it's no more than a whimsy, but after nearly 40 years I'm used to it. I don't find it difficu….

I worked with Judi Dench in Cranford. She's not at all starry, she's very easy and funny to be around, but I had such an enormous respect and regard ….

I tend to get starstruck with sports people. I was on a chat show with retired Scottish footballer Denis Law and I just lost it and couldn't talk to ….

My very first professional job was with a theatre company in 1965 and the first job they gave me was literally shovelling sh*t. I was an assistant st….

I think to be a rich and successful person in Roman society would be pretty fabulous. They had all of the comforts we want now - central heating, bat….

I can be very stubborn. I'm very opinionated and if people cross me at work - if people who don't know about the job try telling me what to do - I be….

Are there any celebs I'd like to meet? I'd love to meet the Dalai Lama..

I don't live in London - I'm based in Norfolk and have a place in Scotland..