People sometimes ask me why I act. Well, it's not just for money. You can make money in football [soccer] too. It's for the fantasy, the way you have to get inside someone else's skin, imagine them, understand them, re-create them. |
People used to call me Bond in the street. It was impossible to avoid crowds of people all over the place and blinding flashguns. The Beatles had to run the gauntlet as well, but at least there were four of them! |
Perhaps I'm not a good actor, but I would be even worse at doing anything else. |
The world revolves around sex. But that doesn't mean that youngsters should sleep around willy-nilly. I'm all for trial marriages. The wedding of two virgins starts off with a huge handicap. |
There are women who take it to the wire. That's what they are looking for, the ultimate confrontation. They want a smack. |
There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in man. |
There's nothing I like better than a film that really works, provided you don't have to deal with all the shit that comes afterwards in terms of getting what you're entitled to. |
There's nothing wrong with a little anxiety to keep people on their toes. But anybody who's professional has no problems with me. |
There's one major difference between James Bond and me! He is able to sort out problems! |
What we really need is to get back some of the optimism we had five years ago (in the Middle East peace process) and I'm sure there's going to be a change in the climate within a week. |
You know, the Oscar I was awarded for The Untouchables is a wonderful thing, but I haven't changed and I can honestly say that I'd rather have won the US Open Golf Tournament. |