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I think there's a quality of passion to the American actor. I'm certainly attracted to it, and I like to hope that underscoring it is a characteristic of my work. That quality is certainly also present in some British actors, but I tend to feel the mechanical and intellectual process is dominant in the British.

Britain produces great actors because they learn on stage so know their stuff when they get on a movie set.

I think Americans still can't help but respond to the natural authority of this voice. Deep down they long to be told what to do by a British accent. That's why so many infomercials have British people.

You have to understand that I'm not just some guy who voices characters in animated movie and TV shows.

I think Americans are wonderful film actors - the best in the world - but they are a very contemporary race and they look forward all the time.

The reason that most British actors are better than most American actors in the end is that they don't make any money. At the very end of their lives, they get into a space movie and they make a lot of money, but until that happens, basically, they don't have bank accounts. They live from day to day.

I think it's sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have a good crack at doing that.

I don't care to analyze acting. On the other hand there is a fascination because distributors are putting out British films. You get films here with great performances you'll never see again. Why compare. We should go after the businessmen.

Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think that's because we were trained - until now - in theatre.

If you're lucky enough to work with great actors and creative people, they're always just going to be who they are, so I don't think there's a difference between the Brits and the Americans.