He must have been an incredibly good shot.

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

It's no good pacing up and down. It won't make the plane arrive any faster. Just sit down and accept that we're delayed. You're just making a fool of yourself.

People are wrong when they say opera is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what's wrong with it.

It's no use to go and take courses in playwriting any more than it's much use taking courses in acting. Better play to a bad matinée in Hull, it will teach you much more than a year of careful instruction.

I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me.

Just say the lines and don't trip over the furniture.