Life was cheap in the Middle Ages. It has become cheaper since. It is only in specific battles for specific lives that our culture is put to the test, and with it our humanity.

I am an international citizen conceived in Russia, born in England, working in Hollywood, living in Switzerland, and touring the World.

To live like a poor man is only fun when you are rich.

I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world.

I think that first nights should come near the end of a play's run-as indeed, they often do.

I imagine hell like this: Italian punctuality, German humour and English wine.

If you're going to be a prisoner of your own mind, the least you can do is make sure it's well furnished.