The author describes Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn as "seldom at ease without a gavel in his hand.

On the rare occasions on which a movie was shown, there was as much suspense in the audience over whether the electricity would hold out to the end of the film as there was in the film itself.

What others will think?” has killed the most dreams, Living the mainstream has never been the mainstream, Free people know how to live without remorse, They know ships aren’t meant to stay at shores.

The more inhuman we became the more we understood each other as humans.

Computers are quiet and clean and totally distracting because the Internet is there, lying in wait for a moment of weakness to pounce on your creativity and progress.

Disney will never make a movie about my life story, and that's a shame--I'd make a really cute animated creature.

All right, baby, " Daphne crooned."Talk to Mama and tell me all your secrets. . . .

I feel so fortunate to have been able to work so much, particularly in the horror-thriller genre, but I would love to be able to do something perhaps a little more dramatic or even a romantic comedy.

I have always loved locomotives passionately. For me they are living creatures and I love them as others love women or horses.

When I went over to the States to promote Outrider, everyone was telling me I was a blues guitarist. I'm not a bloody blues guitarist. I'm a guitarist.

Never thought I’d see the day when you’d throw your arms around a vam - someone like me

I'm happy that I have a look, but I don't over-analyse whether or not it's beautiful or ugly.