You Can't Act Being A Boxer. It's

In Bed At Night, I Could Be Reading Some Book, And I'll Come Across A Sentence That's Totally Unrelated To Some Scene I Did Years Ago. But I'll Play The Scene Back In My Mind And Think, I Did That Wrong - I Should've Opened The Door More Slowly.

For Every Successful Actor Or Actress, There Are Countless Numbers Who Don't Make It. The Name Of The Game Is Rejection. You Go To An Audition And You're Told You're Too Tall Or You're Too Irish Or Your Nose Is Not Quite Right. You're Rejected For Your Education, You're Rejected For This Or That And It's Really Tough.

I've Had An Unbelievable Life. I've Been Very Lucky. You Do Create Your Own Luck Too, You Know? I Never Forget Where I'm From. Whenever I Pass A Building Site Or See Somebody Digging A Ditch, I Always Think, 'that's Real Work.'

You Can't Act Being A Boxer. It's Like Being On Stage.

I'm So Touched That Complete Strangers Will Send Me A Script Asking Me To Be In Their Film. That Still Amazes Me - And Sometimes For A Lot Of Money Too.