Acting is not a state of being ... but a state of appearing to be. You can't be eight times a week without going stark staring mad. You've got to be in control.

AMANDA: I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives.

Star quality: I don't know what it is, but I've got it.

Passion in a dromedary doesn't go so deep; a camel when it's mating never sobs itself to sleep.

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.

Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun; The Japanese don't care to, the Chinese wouldn't dare to; Hindus and Argentines sleep firmly from twelve to one, But Englishmen detest a siesta.

I've sometimes thought of marrying - and then I've thought again.