I'm playing one of the principal roles, which gives you more clout and more confidence.

You have to be selfish to be an actor.

I'm actually as common as mud. I'm not particularly well read, or bred. But the way I look... I seem to have this sort of 'aristocratic' demeanor.

It's a question of keeping one's eyes and ears open and watching how other people play the game. They're watching me too, to see what my attitude is like.

I was a window dresser for Burton's once. What really put me off was the area manager coming round and saying, Charles, I think you're a natch at this.

A handful of older, romantic leading men, like Sean Connery, Jack Nicholson, and Robert Redford are still landing parts.

I spent a lot of time [between takes] apologising to Peter Dinklage [Dance's on-screen son, Tyrion Lannister] because I treat him appallingly.

You have to attempt to be objective about yourself.

A car to pick me up every day, a chair with my name on it, everybody being very polite... what can you do except sit back and watch it all, try to take it all in?

Power is always a corrupting influence. In this mythical time - let's call it medieval, feudal - people in power are dictatorial and don't want their positions of power to be threatened.

When you get to a certain age, the work begins to thin out.

Spiritual regeneration is a change on the inside of a person or nation as a a result of coming to Jesus, and a change of value system in his life

It's knowing one's ... limitations ... and then ignoring them.

Deep love is no inusual nowadays. It's just for a few brave those understand it's an everydat's journey, fed it with respect, honesty, faith and lots of laugh.

Be the person you are, not the one others try to create.

There's nothing worth the wear of winning but laughter and the love of friends.

Bulls do not win bull fights. People do.

Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.

It's no good operating on eyes if your eyes are asleep.

I mean yes to act out something or take chances in the performance is one thing. But in terms of a camera, whatever's captured is captured so that's a little more daunting.

If it took Labouchere three columns to prove that I was forgotten, then there is no difference between fame and obscurity.