I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence.
Christopher HamptonIf I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby American girls turn into American women.
Christopher HamptonThere is a sort of theory that you should adapt bad books because they always make more successful films.
Christopher HamptonSince my adaptation of Ian McEwan's 'Atonement,' I get sent a lot of novels that people think will work as movies. So every now and then I make a point of sitting down and reading a couple of them.
Christopher Hampton