Roman's wife Sharon Tate had been murdered by Charles Manson the year before, but Roman had been through so much leaving the Warsaw ghetto that he was very strong and private.

Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.

From one till seven, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. But I can't speak a word of it now.

I am not a fanatic about anything. I do what I can do when I've got the time.

I'm one of the great unemployed looking for the next job. I'm waiting for the right offer. Like anyone, I want something that turns me on inside.

I’m the same weight now as I’ve always been-even before having children-but I have to say there’s been a redistribution of the flesh!

It's funny, this thing about happiness. It's a commodity that was imported from America in the Fifties. I see myself simply as living my life. . . . I feel it's pushing your luck to define how happy you are.