The last thing on earth I wanted was to make a Bond movie.

I find it very easy playing Bond. I think he's hilarious. He gets himself into some extraordinarily funny situations.

I think finding the right person and being with the right person is probably the answer to most things.

When you read a novel, your own imagery is the most important. It's what makes reading such a wonderful thing.

I genuinely believe that if you want to get in the film business, get in the film business.

You get used to the rejection and you don't take it personally.

I've never really had a desire to do Shakespeare. For me, it's just too many lines.

I stopped worrying about being desired a long time ago.

I love vodka martinis. I know it's a cliché.

I don't say: 'can't do that', 'won't do that'. I've never thought in that way about work.

You need to impress me, outwit me, compete with me? Go ahead, knock yourself out, I have no problem with that at all.

If all the people who were called "crazy" started acting "normal", we'd probably still be living in caves.

No solitude, no birth.

...with a grief no less sharp for not being intimate with its object.

A person who thinks too much only ever thinks about his thoughts

All of my friends are my age and we are all ageing at the same time. We talk about it and moan, but it doesn't bother me.

Jimmy Dickens was the essence of country music and the heart of the Grand Ole Opry.

You [ the American President] can print more money, you just print and pay. I mean, it's a bad option, but you can do it.

You can always dream, and your dreams can come true. But you have to make them come true

The greatest sin is fear and giving up.

If I had a euro for every stupid thing I've done, I could buy the Mona Lisa.