I have very little experience of self-government. In fact, I am one of the most governed people in the world.

When a man opens a car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a new wife.

If I were reincarnated I would wish to be returned to Earth as a killer virus to lower human population levels.

During the Blitz, a lot of shops had their windows blown in and put up notices saying, 'More open than usual'. I now declare this place more open than usual.

Cannibalism is a radical but realistic solution to the problem of overpopulation.

How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test?

People think there's a rigid class system here, but dukes have been known to marry chorus girls. Some have even married Americans.

I would like to go to Russia very much — although the bastards murdered half my family.

You're just a silly little Whitehall twit: you don't trust me and I don't trust you.

The bastards murdered half my family.

In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, in order to contribute something to solve overpopulation.

Earth is a place of limited illusions...

I am never driven. Every film Ive made has been an assignment.

We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking.

Once, I had so many scripts coming to me that I could hardly read them all.

Voices were heard from the United States of America which made it clear that America wanted a peaceful and united Europe as a basis for mutual cooperation.

Live your dream and never wake up

The primary and most beautiful of nature's qualities is motion

Careers are what they are, they don't make any sense at all when you look back. We're not in charge of them.

It's not like I played a villain and everyone goes 'ugh, there's that guy again'.

I think government has a major role to play in helping us with the pursuit of happiness.