Imagine how asleep or utterly unperceptive and clueless you would have to be not to see yourself as absurd for the most part.

Failure's a natural part of life.

I've permitted myself to learn and to fail with some regularity. And that is probably the one thing I was given, and that I'm still grateful for.

And may the best of you - for it will only be the best of you, and even then only in the rarest and briefest moments - succeed in framing that most basic of questions, 'how do we live?'

Nothing you do particularly matters. But I'm not sure that's a great excuse for doing it poorly.

I don't have a saviour or a royal family.

Art is not disposable. If you want it, you have to hold it and smell it and touch it and read the credits and enjoy it and put it on your wall.

I'd hate to see any film I'm involved in fail, especially artistically but also business-wise.

I think 1973 was the nadir of fashion. When you watch the coverage from that era, you're struck by the astonishing ugliness of the clothes.

It's not a gift of mine, but one given to me, to be able to criticise myself and not be crushed, by myself or by others.

Scary monsters are like Hula Hoops. They come in and out of fashion.

‪To know someone is to have your own personal experiences with them, not lead by the opinion of others.‬

To have a productive happy life you have to focus on two things: focus on what you want and enjoy what you have.

The only way you can get experience is from the clock. Time works with some people and against some people. Fortunately, the clock has worked in my favor.

I don't let myself get upset about the little nitpicky things anymore.

Sporting culture is needed where marks are given to students for sports in schools, jobs are assured for sportsperson, and sponsors are willing to support them through rough times.

Addressing global resentment cannot be put off. If we do not learn to use our predominant power with great restraint, we will antagonize the world.

in order to make a man or boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.

Three things I have longed to see ... The sea serpent, a white rhinoceros, and an unselfish man.

A bad attitude is the only true handicap.

Oh, definitely and you know you take the bitter with the sweet but the benefits far outweigh the burdens of what I've been able to do for my family, my word.