There are many nations that have perfected a particular room. You know, you have the French drawing-room, the Austrian ball room, the German dining room, and I think the library is a room the English get right.

I think it's always a challenge to adapt something from one medium to another - a novel into a film or a play into a movie or whatever.

I'm seen as a chronicler of the class system, which I don't think is unfair.

I think I have a very detailed sense of observation. I am interested in the details of people's lives and what information these details give.

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

I love 'Sex and the City;' I think I've seen every episode.

Harsh reality is always better than false hope.