I have three daughters and I find as a result I played King Lear almost without rehearsal.

The French and the British are such good enemies that they can't resist being friends.

In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from.

British education is probably the best in the world, if you can survive it. If you can't there is nothing left for you but the diplomatic corps.

I have Russian, German, Spanish, Italian, French and Ethiopian blood in my veins.

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

The older I get, the more people listen to me - even though I say the same as always.