People tend to view history as if it were another planet and think the modern world was invented in 1963. I don't agree.

No, while most people have been at their unhappiest when in love, it is nevertheless the state the human being yearns for above all.

To me, all success is a delightful surprise, since one can absolutely never predict it.

You see, in America, it's quite standard for an actor to sign, at the beginning of a series, for five or seven years. The maximum any British agent will allow you to have over an actor is three years.

If you are lucky, you have your moment. But it is never more than a moment. You have to enjoy it while it lasts.

Leave three Englishmen in a room and they will invent a rule that prevents a fourth joining them.

Life is a game in which the player must appear ridiculous.