When people are feeling insecure about their jobs and there are cuts to be made, it's hard to put up an argument that the film industry needs funding.

One of the great injustices in fiction is that on the whole people with romantic yearnings have romantic faces. But in real life it's not always like that.

We live a life that is often spent in crowds - parties, festivals and first nights - so it's nice to avoid them.

You are my whole existence and I will love you until my last breath.

Vulgarity is no substitute for wit.

Plenty of friendships are sustainable through dinners and lunches, but will not stand a week away. So be careful with whom you go on holiday.

The English country house is certainly an icon of British culture.