I learn the lines that JK Rowling or whoever writes them, and say them..

I'm very flower-like. I love classical music. I go to ballet and I cry. There's nothing so beautiful..

A child did approach me in a restaurant in Cornwall, but he thought I was Gandalf..

I used to be gay, but I was forced to give it up, because it made my eyes water..

There were no spells at my school, just a smack in the mouth..

There are some actors who are rehearsal actors, and some who are not. I am not. Having said that, I don't know what I am talking about..

Television has dried up for my generation, so its plays and films..

Like a heartbeat. Something inside me. Some dream. I think it's being a dreamer as a child. Dreamy kids become actors, don't they?.

I never met my theater fans. I'm out the stage door five minutes after the curtain goes up. So that's it. I don't even know who comes, but thank God ….

You get used to being lazy doing films, but classical theatre's going to finish me off..

Yeah, I like causing trouble. It's the teddy boy in me. I used to be a teddy boy. Feeling slightly inferior and wanting to cause a bit of bother and ….

Oh yeah, I'd love to be a comedian. I've done a lot, but always in the confines of plays..

I'm an anorak. I've always been an obsessive collector of things. Richard Briers collects stamps. I collect cars and guns, which are much more expens….

For an actor to remain a child is rather important. It's a childlike, dreamy thing, acting, if you think about it. It's the sort of thing children fa….

I've always tried to be an actor who... I just plod on and try to keep my mouth shut, mind my own business. I find the whole thing about people's liv….

I live in fear of being a contented passenger. I'd rather get parts I can't play..

Paul Schofield said something like, 'If I'm not acting in a play, I don't really exist.' Those weren't the exact words, but he meant it's only when I….

There's no subtext in Harry Potter really; it's all magic, anything can happen. Why do I say this? Because it's a magic spell. It's quite nice in a w….

I just hate the idea of being well known. I know that is almost impossible if you're an actor who has done okay, but I've always fought against it..

Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me..

I belong to quite a lot of learned societies. We collect firearms and discuss them at dinners and clubs and things..