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Well, you know, I played Mufasa in the workshop of The Lion King.

You've got to pay me to leave my house, spend the night in hotels and fly in airplanes. That's what I get paid for. Playing I actually do for free.

There is no free lunch, so if you're playing with the big train set - on big movies - it's a lot of money they're entrusting you with, and you have to get that money back for them. I don't take that responsibility lightly.

It doesn't matter if they buy me for, I don't know, £38 million or £40m - I am not guaranteed to play the games.

I don't think you can discriminate against budgets, you know? I'm an actor, I guess, so I'm just trying to play as many characters as I can. If there's a character I think I can play, and they're going to let me do it, I'll do it whether it's $10 or $1 million or more.

The money is nice, but I am not in this game for the money.

I say that I get paid to travel, and I play the shows for free.

Unless you are wealthy, you cannot afford to act or direct one play and remain unemployed the rest of the time.

Not that money is a driving force. It's an honor to play for your country.