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.

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.

If you're supposed to be a 'personality,' then you might as well have a personality.

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

I think every period - except for the 14th century, or something - has some merits.

I never know which is worse: the sorrow when you hit the bird or the shame when you miss it.

I mean the truth is, I've always been interested in the whole setup of the old world.