My dear girl, there are some things that just aren't done, such as drinking Dom Perignon '53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That's just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs!

Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith. For without fear of the devil there is no need for God.

You write your first draft with your heart and you re-write with your head. The first key to writing is to write, not to think.

If you can't do it with one bullet, don't do it at all.

I unfortunately don't speak French, but my wife is now fluent in English, which really reflects rather badly on me.

Only 4 percent of all the companies owned in Scotland have their head offices in Scotland.

I have no shortage of material or offers, it's just a case of what you select to do. But I think it's realistic that my chances of playing Romeo are now over.