I have nothing against romanticism. I'm all for it. I'm helpless in the face of romance.

Emma Watson is adorable in the extreme. She is such a lovely person.

The phenomenon of vampires has always appealed to me. Everyone kind of likes a vampire story because it almost could be true.

In life, if you have an enthusiasm for what they call 'good manners,' sometimes people don't quite believe you. I've had that once or twice before, where they assume you can't be for real.

Jerry Bruckheimer says that he makes films that he would want to see, and it seems that that coincides with what a lot of people want to see.

I don't do plays without jokes anymore. I've retired from those plays. I think it's bad manners to invite people to sit in the dark for two and a half hours and not tell them the joke.

I like American black soul music, that was my first big enthusiasm.