I said here's the river I want to flow on here's the direction I want to go and put my boat in. I was ready for the river to take unexpected turns and present obstacles.

Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their power, which no subsequent connections can supply.

Why can't life always be lived under the stars, ' she said, 'with great music and family and friends?

I am only interested in the views of two people: one is called Bresson and one called Bergman.

Heartbreak is the best motivation.

Your rewards in life will be determined by what you do, how well you do it, and the difficulty of replacing you.

I love doing stunt stuff and action stuff. I'm not flipping off helicopters; that would be insane.

There is a place on earth that is a vast desolate wilderness, a place populated by shadows of the dead in their multitudes, a place where the living are dead, where only death, hate and pain exist.

In fact, my face has shrunk in the meantime, but it won't be particularly noticeable because it's covered up with hair. So I hope I'm not alarmed if I ever do sit through the five movies.

On adultery: "Why fool around with hamburger when you have steak at home?

Anyone from abroad will tell you that it is the class system that really lies at the root of our problems, economic and industrial. The House of Lords symbolises that.