When I Get Home After Being Away

I Enjoy Playing Villains - I'm Very Proud That I Belong To A Very Honorable Tradition Of British Actors Who Come To Hollywood To Play The Bad Guys. At Some Point In American Film, I Think There Was The Idea That The British Accent Had A Tone To It That's A Little Bit Naughty.

The Big Stars I Felt A Kinship With Were Never The Romantic Leads. It Wasn't Steve Mcqueen Or Robert Redford - It Was People Like Walter Matthau And Anthony Quinn. My Big Hero Was Tommy Cooper.

And I Think It's Because Good Cons Are All Based On The Victim's Need, And The Successful Con Artist Is The One, I Guess, Who Can Exploit That. I Remember Reading Something About This, That One Of The Great Traits Of Confidence Tricksters Is The Level That They Flatter Their Victim.

The Worst Thing That An Actor Can Do Is Go Into Any Project With A Lack Of Respect For The Material. You Can Have An Opinion About It, But You Have To Respect Yourself In Doing It.

There Are Many Actors Who Have Inspired Me: Spencer Tracy For His Incredible Elegance And, Of Course, Cary Grant. But, There's Also An Italian Actor I Admire A Great Deal: Alberto Sordi.