America is a country in which I see the most persistant idealism and the blandest of cynicism and the race is on between its vitality and its decadence.

People in America, when listening to radio, like to lean forward. People in Britain like to lean back.

People, when they first come to America, whether as travelers or settlers, become aware of a new and agreeable feeling: that the whole country is their oyster.

I think, weirdly, it almost takes an outsider to be able to - with no cynicism - look at small-town America and realize how fantastic it is.

These humiliations are the essence of the game.

It's an acting job - acting natural.