I tell my children to avoid theatre and go into cinema and TV.

I'm the most gregarious of men and love good company, but never less alone when alone.

The common denominator of all my friends is that they're dead.

There are only two things one has to bear in mind. One has to be credulous - able to believe - and skeptical - able to not believe, because if you are not skeptical, you will believe rubbish. If you are not credulous you will learn nothing and the only way to balance those two is to recognize the mystery of things.

I did quite enjoy the days when one went for a beer at one's local in Paris and woke up in Corsica.

I have no memories I'm prepared to share with you.

He's a scoundrel, young Brad Pitt, who led me, his elderly colleague, astray more than once.