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It Isn’t A Big Jump In The Imagination To See Yourself Living Alone Like Mr Hoppy.

In Terms Of The Stars, The Only Ones I Cast Were Billy Connolly And Pauline Collins. I Was In Los Angeles Working And A Lot Of This Took Place On The Telephone. I'd Met Maggie [smith] Once And I'd Come Back-stage, Which I'm Usually Loathe To Do Because As An Actor You Don't Want People Coming Back Because You Want To Get Home [laughs].

People Like Johnny Depp Are An Exception. He Is The Current Model Of What An Actor Should Be. His Body Of Work Speaks Volumes. He Was So Under-rated For So Long, But He Will Have Longevity - And It Is Such A Gratifying Thrill To See He Is Finally Getting The Recognition He Deserves.

I Think We All Felt It On This Movie - Crew And Cast. You Never Know When You're Making A Movie... No One Is Saying In The Middle Of Casablanca That This Is Going To Be A Classic. The Lead Actors Had Turned It Down And I Think They Wound Up With B-list Actors At The Time.

Blame Is For God And Small Children.