I'm An Optimist By Nature, Myself, I

If There's Any Plan Or Scheme On My Part, It's Subconscious. Whatever I Do Tends To Be Very Different From The Thing I Did Last. You're Terrified Of Boring Either Yourself Or Anyone Else. It's Always Attractive If It Feels Like Something That You Haven't Done Before. I Generally Tend To Be Better, I Think, When I'm Terrified Out Of My Wits.

In My First Few Years As An Actor, I Took One Terrible Tv Job After Another. But Even As I Laughed Off My Awful Roles And Made Fun Of Myself To Friends, My Work Made Me Cringe - I Dreaded Anyone's Seeing It. I Was Crushed That I Wasn't Doing Anything I Was Proud Of.

Despite Being Extremely Professional, Michael Caine Has A Giggle Which Was Lethal For Me Because Once You Catch His Eyes, Once You Realize The Other Person Is A Giggler Too, It's Curtains.

Breakfast Is My Favorite Meal. I Cook A Big One For Everyone - Bacon And Eggs. I Own A Lot Of Eggcups.

I've Only Half-admitted I'm A Professional. I Know I Am, I've Paid My Dues, But One Of The Things I Could Do Better When I'm Acting Is To Really Be Rigorous And To Think I Know How To Do It. To Use My Brain.