It was plain to see the Hollywood undertakers take care of everything. If you die you don't have to lift a finger.

Personally, I like those mystery shows. Ever since I was a kid I've been crazy about blood and detectives and murder. Maybe I was born with a silver knife in my back.

Son of Lady Chatterley's Lover had obvious commercial advantages (as a title for this book), but it impugned the marital status of my parents, something that enough critics were already doing.

It was plain to see the Hollywood undertakers take care of everything. If you die you don't have to lift a finger.

We were ensconced as guests of the exclusive Beverly Hilton Hotel, an edifice so swank that the fire ax in the hall outside our suite said: "In case of fire-break crystal."

Poor people have more fun than rich people, they say; and I notice it's the rich people who keep saying it.

Looking back, my life so far seems like one long obstacle race, with me as its chief obstacle.