'I only want to do the kind of work that I would like to go and see, that's going to teach me something new, that involves working with people I can learn something from and I can give something to.'

'I had my 'Alfie' days in my late teens. Those years when suddenly you are legally allowed into bars and clubs, and the world, you realize, is offering itself …

'I never thought I had to forge a family, but it felt the most natural thing that ever happened to me - meeting someone and becoming a father.'

'The only film I ever made for money was something called Music From Another Room, which I really didn't like.'

I am often asked why I don't pass on to young people what I have accomplished over the years. Actually, I would like very much to do so. Ninety-nine percent of…

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

It's fascinating to watch a show develop from a script to a 22-minute comedy. I try to learn as much, and ask as many questions, as I can without being annoyin…