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

I think Americans are wonderful film actors - the best in the world - but they are a very contemporary race and they look forward all the time.

I think American television changed world television in its reinvention of the series.

When you are desperate to get someone who isn't all that interested in you, you lay siege as hard as you can.

I envy people who can think, 'No, I'm not going to work today' when they have a huge pile of deadlines stacking up.

What does she do?" "She's a producer." Of course, in Los Angeles this doesn't mean much more than "she's a member of the human race.

If there's one thing I don't look for in a maid, it's discretion. Except with my own secrets, of course.