The greatest luxury is not driving. I didn't own a car until I was 30, and that was a Rolls-Royce, so it was cheaper to insure a chauffeur. I never want to drive again. My mind is always on other things. I hate parking, and I'm very short-tempered and would get road rage, I'm sure.

I'm very, very family oriented. I'm a big cook and a good connoisseur and I only drink very good red wines now.

I regard myself as someone who is retired but who occasionally goes out to work. In fact, I'm offered so much good stuff that it's not so occasional.

Some men just want to watch the world burn

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.

Anyone can write. But comedy, you've got to do some writing. You get one comedy script to every 20 dramas.

At 69, I got the girl! And it wasn't a 68-year-old girl, either.