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.

I have never been sorry to see my sets being struck, provided they are well photographed. They're not works of art but part of making a film.

One thing that I think works in 'Casablanca' and which I've lectured a lot about - in terms of what I've been trying to achieve as a designer - is the film's creation of its own form of reality.

To be successful, you really have to put your ego in the background and try to be diplomatic to achieve what you want to achieve.

With Kubrick and most film directors, they are in complete control, but one can influence them.

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.