Since I was 19, I’ve had the most fun possible every single day, even when I had a rough life. It was the army which taught me about life, and the theater which taught me how good it could be.
In my early days, I didn’t know what a good film or a bad film was, and I was trying to make some money. As it happens I was lucky. I made some good films.
A lot of people said, Who do you think you are? I told them I know exactly who I am and I’ll tell you exactly where I’m going.
By the time the Oscars are on I’ll be seventy. How many more chances am I going to have to get nominated for an Oscar?
You don’t sacrifice your individuality; you sacrifice a lot of freedom.
God willing, even I might scrape a nomination.
I can never be the hero now. You have to be young and all that stuff. I used to be the hero.
I learned about life before I went into the theater, which is why I’ve been so happy. I was a soldier.
I didn’t know what I knew. I wasn’t aware of what I knew.
I don’t have to work. I suppose I should retire. But I enjoy working.
I don’t like getting up early in the morning and learning all that stuff. I work with offers that I can’t refuse.
I don’t see myself as anything. I just wander around getting on with my life.
I never listened to the people who said I should give it up, which is the main advice I got.
I’ve made the transition from star to character actor and I’m thoroughly enjoying it.
You’re never too old to be crazy.
Do I believe in God? Yes I do. When you’ve had a life like mine, you have to.
There’s only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people’s cultures and the Dutch.
I love the start of autumn when the trees in my garden change the colour of their leaves in one last dazzling display.
It’s a lesson in life – don’t look back, you’ll trip over.
Obsession is a young man’s game.