I don't think there's much point in putting me a deep, dark, heavy, emotional film because there are people who do it so much better than I do.

When I think about actors I know, I'd much rather hear about who they're shagging than what film they're doing next.

At home, I hardly ever leave London. I don't like the countryside in England.

But when you're a celebrity, you discover that you're no longer the pursuer, but the one being pursued. That's one of the disappointments I have had since becoming a single man.

Women are frightening. If you get to 41 as a man, you're quite battle-scarred.

And I particularly like the whole thing of being boss. Boss and employee... It's the slave quality that I find very alluring.

Japanese women have always loved my films, even when no one else did. Ever since I made 'Maurice' in the 1980s, I've been getting hundreds of letter from Japanese girls. They definitely have a special place in my heart.