I don't think I'll ever act again.
I just think the most difficult thing to displace is privilege.
I don't think there is anything particularly wrong in hitting a woman, though I don't recommend you do it the same way that you hit a man.
[James Bond's qualities of] self-containment, his powers of decision, his ability to carry on through till the end and to survive ... I like to think I acquired them before Bond.
The knighthood I received was a fantastic honour but it's not something I've ever used and I don't think I ever will.
When you hear someone from the very north of Scotland speaking, I think its nice, very musical and harmonious.
I have no shortage of material or offers, it's just a case of what you select to do. But I think it's realistic that my chances of playing Romeo are now over.
I find if I just sit down and think, a solution presents itself.
You write your first draft with your heart and you re-write with your head. The first key to writing is to write, not to think.