Well, you know, I was through the whole of the Second World War and saw all my friends killed.

I was producing a series about Sir Winston Churchill, about which I was extremely proud, and earning a lot of money as a producer.

So I find the fascination, the love, the incredible skill and everything to do with acting, writing plays, and doing them, just darling. Lovely. I love actors.

Well, you know, I was through the whole of the Second World War and saw all my friends killed.

The strange thing about the English character is that they understate everything. It's considered bad form to comment on the food, money, romance, any of those things. So you underplay it.

The radio even weren't allowed to say there was a Holocaust and people were being killed right, left and center in these terrible camps.

I like most of the Humphrey Bogart movies because they had to act then, and they acted very well. Edward G. Robinson is probably the best actor I've ever seen on the movies.