"I never had any real security in my life until I found the false security of stardom." One of the reasons why so few actors are successful both on the stage and on the screen is that too many film actors look upon filming as a rather boring, well-paid job. Their performances in front of the camera, if also rather boring, are not quite so much of a joke. The chief thing in my mind was that I must appear dashing. I distinctly remember in The Count of Monte Cristo pulling my shoulders back and trying to look handsome. [on his role in Goodbye, Mr. Chips] "As soon as I put the moustache on, I felt the part, even if I did look like a great airdale come out of a puddle."