I don't know many women who can relate to Sharon Stone and the kind of movies she does. I don't know a lot of guys who can relate to Tom Cruise's movies because they're on a kind of fantastic level.

I've always thought that less was a lot more.

Talented people are written off once they hit their 50s and 60s, and the saddest thing is, we just get better as we get older.

The first professional play I ever saw was The Importance Of Being Earnest, and I just fell in love.

It's your body, your life. Do what you want to do.

I sort of have a love affair with my work. Many of us work far too hard and we don't put enough value in the epicurean, sensual part of life.

If you stick with a vision, it might not all work, but some of it will be absolute genius. To me, 15 minutes worth of absolute genius in a film is so much better than two hours of mediocrity. I would rather pay to see something different like that.