That strange feeling we had in the war. Have you found anything in your lives since to equal it in strength? A sort of splendid carelessness it was, holding us together.

You ask my advice about acting? Speak clearly, don't bump into the furniture and if you must have motivation, think of your pay packet on Friday.

Acting is not a state of being ... but a state of appearing to be.

Mona Lisa looks as if she has just been sick, or is about to be.

There's always something fishy about the French.

What I adore is supreme professionalism. I’m bored by writers who can write only when it’s raining.

He's completely unspoiled by failure.