Timothy Dalton

Real courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it.

I can't think of anything worse than calling Shakespeare 'highbrow,' because on the one hand, it's brilliant writing. But his plays were popular. People went to see them.

If you want to believe in the fantasy on screen, then you have to believe in the characters and use them as a stepping-stone to lead you into this fantasy world.

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

What was always interesting about Thomas Harris' books is they were a wonderful hybridization of a crime thriller and a horror movie.

I think for any actor, for the roles they deeply, truly want? They always have to audition for them.