A make-up artist I know polished her Oscar and it lost its lustre. But if you don't polish it, it doesn't tarnish.

Sweet Jesus, war does terrible things to people.

We seem to have reached the age where life stops giving us things and starts taking them away.

Oh, I think I've been entirely selfish with my career. I've done what I wanted to do, and not put myself out for anyone else particularly.

It's fatal to talk about acting. It sounds faintly ridiculous if you start analysing it.

A make-up artist I know polished her Oscar and it lost its lustre. But if you don't polish it, it doesn't tarnish.

I love French films, and European films. They're not any bigger, but there's just a sort of definition, and a confidence, and strength to them. I'd always, given the option, go and see a French drama. Obviously, we probably get the better ones. But they're just sophisticated on many levels, and grown up, and quite profound - and we don't make films like that.