Bond is the longest-running franchise ever and there's a reason for that: they are action movies but they are also touched by current events without being political or too serious.

I wanted to become a painter for a while. I think it was because I was lazy.

I have a man and a woman in the same body; I have the male and female values in the same body.

Even in the darkest regions, people have discovered their right of freedom.

I'm not the kind of actor that gets crazy with [directors'] names, what draws me toward a project is the material itself.

The earliest memories I have from my childhood are of my mum getting ready to go on stage. I must have been about five and I would watch her vomiting backstage on opening night, and then the next minute she became Isabella, the Queen of Spain. At the time I remember thinking, 'What kind of schizophrenic job is this?' Now it all makes sense.

I think the most difficult love begins with one's self. How you treat yourself is something you bring to your relationships.