Being blind is the worst possible thing and asking me to read and write no more is torture.

Oh you, my generation!- we were a lovely lot! Sharp minds- arguing all the time and brittle bodies and even more brittle laughter- and all the time knowing that we were growing up to die.

Complains are like the clouds that give no rain no matter how thick they gather.

I burn a hole through everything I stare, and it happens when I stand in front of the mirror too.

We need to listen to one another.

I read a lot of heavy literature when I'm on set, so on holiday I want to indulge in something light-hearted.

I think everybody would love to say they were in a movie. Whether or not I'm any good at it, I don't know.

All inspired painters are impressionists, even though it be true that some impressionists are not inspired.

Stardom isn't a profession, it's an accident.

Principles are the territory. Values are maps.

The community as a whole doesn't listen patiently to critics who adopt alternative viewpoints. Although the great lesson of history is that knowledge develops through the conflict of viewpoints.