Tom Courtenay

“I wanted to be a teacher. A headmaster, actually. I was on the point of becoming a teacher.”

“The great thing about acting is that you get to be a child again. And that's a privilege.”

“I don't think I'm very ambitious. I think I was when I was a boy. I was very, very ambitious. But not to be a star.”

“I don't like watching myself. I get embarrassed.”

“I'm not a nostalgic person.”

“I've not got a showbiz personality. I'm not a show-off.”

“I am not a method actor. I don't believe in it.”

“I think a lot of the time these days, people are expecting a massive score and a massive soundtrack, and I think this film's a lot more delicate. It's like you're just having a conversation.”

“I don't mind getting older. I'm enjoying my life, and I'm very, very lucky.”