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What's Difficult For American Audiences Is That They're Used To A System Here Where You Can Get An Actor For Five Years Or Even Seven, And That Is Signed For At The Audition. Whereas In England, No Agent Will Give You An Actor For More Than Three Years.

Maggie Smith Has A Unique Sense Of Comedy, Based On A Somewhat Ironic View Of Real Life, Making It Both Funnier And More Sad. But Perhaps Her Greatest Ability, Or At Least The One That Most Intrigues Me, Is How She Can Convey Deep And Powerful Emotion Without A Trace Of Sentimentality.

If You Are Lucky, You Have Your Moment. But It Is Never More Than A Moment. You Have To Enjoy It While It Lasts.

Vulgarity Is No Substitute For Wit.

I Have Derived Enormous Confidence From Being A Husband And Father.