Two things form the bedrock of any open society - freedom of expression and rule of law. If you don't have those things, you don't have a free country.

One of the characteristics of mudslinging is that mud sticks if it's thrown with enough force for long enough.

A man who catches History's eye is thereafter bound to a mistress from whom he will never escape.

If there is a choice between absolute safety and freedom, then freedom must always prevail.

Censorship is the thing that stops you doing what you want to do, and what writers want to talk about is what they do, not what stops them doing it.

If you're going to write a memoir, try to be as honest and open as you can.

I'm not a big fan of there being voiceovers in movies. I really prefer it when the film tells it story.