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.

My house is not James Bondish at all. Sorry.

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

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

What I felt at that time - we're talking about '61 - was that I couldn't remember seeing a film that reflected the age we were living in.

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.

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