I don't think London has been given enough credit in a lot of the movies that we make here.

How do we get a pantomime cow on set. Jeez, the rigours of satire.

I directed before I was even in television; I directed in the theatre for seven years, so that was my trade anyway. But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director.

But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director.

I never met Barbara Cartland. But now that I'm working on her life, I wish I had. I think there was a lot of pathos in it and I'm intrigued by her.

It's a pragmatist's business, comedy. Start off with good intentions and references to the Pompidou Centre and you end up with boiled sweets and a pantomime cow.

The funny thing is, London is an incredibly interesting city. It's very sexy and it's very different, with the Thames winding through it like a snake.

God speaks of his children shining best in ways that only he can provide. The heavens lift one as a golden child while the flesh lowers one to a child with gold.

May the Lord be your strong tower.

I only did karaoke once in my life. It was with Courtney Love and it was a total disaster. She pulled me on stage in front of 500 people at a wedding. I'd never done karaoke before.

The flag represents all the values and the liberties Americans have and enjoy everyday.

Healthy self esteem is paying attention to how others make us feel, and then choosing those with whom we spend time.

[The wall will be] ten feet taller. And every time they [Mexicans] protest, it's going to go up a little bit higher.

Faith is the willingness to risk anything on God.

Act without expectation.

Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair,Or but as mild as she is seeming so,Then were my hopes greater than my despair,Then all the world were heaven, nothing woe.

That's so when I forget how to spell my name, I can still find my (expletive) clothes.