I used to go over to Gene Kelly's house and play volleyball, and Paul Newman and Marlon Brando were always there. You kind of took it for granted because I was 20, 21, 22, and they were a bit older - well, Gene certainly was. But it was just part of daily living. They were in the same profession, and you didn't think that much about it.

I mean, even my dressing room at the studio has candles and cushions and cashmere rugs and things.

I think it has something to do with being British. We don't take ourselves as seriously as some other countries do. I think a lot of people take themselves far too seriously; I find that a very tedious attitude.

I like to remember phone numbers because it keeps your brain active. If you don't use it, you lose it.

My father is Jewish, and I look exactly like him My mother is British, but she's of French extraction.

There are some brilliant designers but their clothes only really suit 6 foot 20-year-olds.

Loneliness is the universal problem of rich people.