I was happy, I wasnt beaten, and I lacked nothing. But it wasnt what people expect - it was very much sort of pinching and scraping. I dont know how my mother did it.

When I speak English, I've been told, I have this patrician way of speaking that's very irritating. It's the whole class thing.

I think the sheer number of pop stars has kind of drowned out, somewhat, our interest. We're just submerged.

There's something incredibly sexy about sand and sweat and dunes photographed like women's backs.

As actors, we're always asked to portray and react to these extreme circumstances, otherwise it's not interesting. They are agonizing things to think about.

Most films seem to be about a man and a women falling in love at some point and once you pass forty-five, it's almost disgusting to fall in love.

Successful films are very dangerous things.