I feel like Ive been engaged to the British Empire since 1980 and tonight you have given me the ring knighthood.

I never felt comfortable with myself, because I was never part of the majority. I always felt awkward and shy and on the outside of the momentum of my friends' lives.

All of us every single year, we're a different person. I don't think we're the same person all our lives.

I don't dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I'm dreaming for living.

Failure is inevitable. Success is elusive.

Our one goal is to give the world a taste of peace, friendship and understanding. Through the visual arts, the art of celebration of life.

I'm always in favor of Israel responding strongly when it's threatened.

Before I go off and direct a movie, I always look at four films. They tend to be The Seven Samurai, Lawrence Of Arabia, It's A Wonderful Life and The Searchers.

The world would be a poorer place without Doctor Who.

Every time I go to a movie, it's magic, no matter what the movie's about.

I interviewed survivors, I went to Poland, saw the cities and spent time with the people and spoke to the Jews who had come back to Poland after the war and talked about why they had come back.

Every totalitarian Communist considered themselves as a Socialist first and foremost.

Never expect a loan to a friend to be paid back if you want to keep that friend.

I believe in the American Dream because I have lived the American Dream.

If you are spending too much, you cut back on spending and you raise your revenues. And that's it.

You choose the life you want for yourself, and then you just shut up and go about it. That's how I've lived my life.

Without error there can be no brilliancy

I don't want to be constantly associated with tragedy. I think I'd like to be associated with the idea of 'hope'.

The square = feeling, the white field = the void beyond this feeling.

Family romances are the only ones that never turn out happily.

BE QUIET!!...What do you want...? I was in the middle of saying something nice.