It takes courage to stay young, to make your enthusiasms work for you. Don't let anyone drag you down.

Remember, the early '60s in London was something - which must have been like Berlin in the '30s when the arts flourished. You didn't have the differences in class, and so on.

The cinema is there to heighten the imagination; I have always tried to make sure it does so.

My mother and father were interested in the arts.

A studio allows me more freedom. You can create your own sort of reality which is actually more exciting than shooting on location. You can conjure up a complete atmosphere of escapism for the public.

I'm an incurable romantic, and 'Casablanca''s one of the most romantic pictures I've ever seen - the combination of Bogart and Bergman is just magical.

It takes courage to stay young, to make your enthusiasms work for you. Don't let anyone drag you down.