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My forte is playing drunks down the ages. When my agent rings me about a role, I don't ask what the part is, but what century it's in.

In Hollywood everything is so documented. If you go for a drink with somebody, it's passed around the world so quickly.

There is a whole bunch of great British actors of my age who aren't film stars or theatre actors; they're very much both.

I'm a Method actor. I spent years training for the drinking and carousing I had to do in this film.

A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.

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

British actors behave like Europeans; they are also extremely well trained.

I discovered John Fante when I was 17 years old - strangely, not through Charles Bukowski, but through William Saroyan, who was his drinking buddy.

I once literally had a casting director ask my agent, 'Can she play anything other than a drunk?'

I think we can all agree that Colin Firth falls into the George Clooney category of 'Men Who Age Like Fine Wine.'