Terence Stamp

When I tested for Billy Budd, I had that kind of confidence that comes with the certainty that you're not going to get something. I was very rough around the edges.

I've never wanted to become a politician, an interior decorator, I've never wanted to speculate and make a load of money. I just wanted this.

I was very disappointed that so much of the work I did on The Haunted Mansion didn't arrive in the final cut.

I have always had confidence in my own ability.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.

A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.