My point was that it's hard to make good films, but I'm not under any illusion that you do all the time.

I was a teen star. That's disgusting enough.

Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable or am I miserable because listen to pop music?

The British keep employing me, and that makes me like them. It also makes me think they're very intelligent.

If people are constantly reading about you, and you're overexposed, they've got no reason to go see your movies. Also, it's not pleasant or nice to have your privacy invaded.

Acting can be pretty challenging. I can't say making a romantic comedy is challenging, but to do anything well, you have to put yourself into it.

When applied to politics and taken to its extreme, kitsch is the mask of death. Fascism was all aesthetics. There was no core principle to it. There was no truth to it.