I decided I didn't want to be a slave to any passion any more except for my work, i had too many passions - bridge, horses, gambling. I want to live a different kind of life, be with my family more because I didn't give them enough time.

Women know when they've got the menopause but men don't quite know. They know it afterwards.

My philosophy is that when I go out of my room, I'm prepared to love everybody I meet, unless they're bad.

There are lots of wonderful old Italian actors. You don't need to take an Egyptian to play an Italian actor.

I want to live every moment totally and intensely. Even when I'm giving an interview or talking to people, that's all that I'm thinking about.

They chose me for Lawrence of Arabia because I spoke English, had black hair, black eyes and a moustache. It was all luck.

I don't think I could live without a deck of cards in my hands.