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" I think if Roman Polanski had asked me to do the phone book, I would have said, 'Yes.' "

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" Love means that everything is right with the world. Love and only love. Love means that you are content within your own heart and in the presence of the person that you love, who fills your day and makes you stronger and wiser, and gives you the confidence to go out into the world. Love is just the most beautiful, joyous feeling. "

" A man becomes what he dreams. And I dreamed of being in the movies. I was brought up on Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, Warren Beatty, and Cary Grant. "

" I think Buddhism is a wonderful philosophy. I've had the good fortune to meet many wonderful teachers from that society. "

" I love 'Maxim,' actually. It's very cool. "

" I live a pretty domestic and normal life. I make my kids breakfast most mornings, but nothing too elaborate - soft-boiled eggs and oatmeal. "

" I have no desire to look at myself. "

" I'd been brought up on... American TV: 'Lou Grant,' 'Starsky & Hutch;' 'Gilligan's Island.' "

" There's too many people in seats of power who just haven't got a clue what they're doing. They're bean counters, and it just pisses me off because consequently our kids go to see crap movies. "

" Cancer is a very sad thing, but you can always take something from every experience. "

" I've been a married man most of my life; that's the way I like it. "

" Intrinsically, I'm the same person I was as a young lad, and I think I still have the optimism of life, still the same wants and desires to be good and great about what I do. "

" Acting allows me to explore new worlds, to discover characters by delving into their lives, and ultimately to become someone else entirely. "

" I went and met with Tim Burton for the role of Batman. But I just couldn't really take it seriously; any man who wears his underpants outside his pants just cannot be taken seriously. "

" In 1981, I borrowed 2,000 pounds - a lot of money back then - paid 50 quid for a seat, packed my own sandwich, and hopped on a plane to America. It was a mighty leap, but one that paid off. A week later, I got a job called 'Remington Steele.' "

" No one can escape life's pain. That's life. "

" Sometimes, I wonder where my place in this town called 'Hollywood' is - and that can give you a really dull headache. "

" Love cannot burn constantly. "

" Movies are somewhat diminished by blockbusters, which are great, but there's not enough choice. "

" When people don't believe in you, you have to believe in yourself. "

Believe In Yourself

" I had a theatre company years ago when I was a young man, and we would do street theater. This guy did a workshop one day on fire eating, and I participated, and it was just one of those party tricks that you learn. My last endeavor doing that was with the Muppets, back in 1995 or something like that. And I haven't done it since. "

" I'd love to do 'The Expendables.' It's just a kick in the pants. "

" My family is my sanctuary. "

" I'm a journeyman actor. "

" I was lucky enough to make four Bond films. It finished in rather shambolic fashion, but I have no bitterness, no resentment. "

" It's the ultimate goal every day you wake up, to be happy. At the end of the week, you want to be happy. Happy in love, happy in work, happy in life, happy with yourself. It's pretty simple. "

" The Danish filmmakers are a unique breed of filmmakers, with the Dogme films and Lars von Trier. "

" I use so much of myself in everything I do. I think every actor does because you have no one else to go to but yourself and your own imagination. "

" There's nothing like working with the best actors possible, and if you have a piece of material like, 'Long Way Down' or 'Love Punch,' which allows you to play, then it's just a joy to go to work. "

" I've been identified with James Bond or Thomas Crown for so long; suave, elegant, sophisticated men in suits. it's like you've been giving the same performance for 20 years. "

" There's a wonderful stable of directors I've worked with, and work I've done that has dignity and meaningfulness. "