Terence Stamp

When I tested for Billy Budd, I had that kind of confidence that comes with the certainty that you're not going to get something. I was very rough around the edges.

I've never wanted to become a politician, an interior decorator, I've never wanted to speculate and make a load of money. I just wanted this.

I was very disappointed that so much of the work I did on The Haunted Mansion didn't arrive in the final cut.

It's hard to imagine anyone interested in film not being a fan of Alfred Hitchcock because he's such a key influence on the entire history of cinema - it's hard to escape his shadow.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

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