When it comes to politics, I believe you have to cut the cake so that everybody gets a piece, but at the same time, you have to keep in mind that somebody has to make the cake.

You must always steal, but only from the best people. Steal any trick that looks worthwhile. If you see Vivien Leigh or Robert DeNiro or Meryl Streep do something stunningly effective, and you can analyze how he or she did it, then pinch it. Because you can be sure that they stole it in the first place.

If you're a gardener you don't need a gym. [...] You're always carrying large sacks of manure all over.

When you're a movie star and you're young, you are always playing someone who's a better fighter, a better lover, a better everything than you.

One of the main things about Cockney is, you speak at twice the speed as Americans. Americans speak very slow.

Do I believe in God? Yes I do. When you've had a life like mine, you have to.

Obsession is a young man's game, and my only excuse is that I never grew old.