She might be a great person, but life's so much bigger than just loving someone.

Our family arrived in England in 1960. At that time I thought the war was ancient history. But if I think of 15 years ago from now, thats 1990, and that seems like yesterday to me.

When I see films made from books, I make a huge effort not to remember the book. It's important to see the film as a film.

She always wanted to believe in things.

One is not struck by the truth until prompted quite accidentally by some external event.

You need to remember that. If you’re to have decent lives, you have to know who you are and what lies ahead of you, every one of you.

I think it's quite difficult to understand what kind of life a writer leads. They might be millionaires, or they might be starving people.