One needs to know what the hierarchy of values are from which one takes inspiration, and in a democratic society this is the subject of continuous democratic debate.

The new soft totalitarianism that is advancing on the left wants to have a state religion. It is an atheist, nihilistic religion - but it is a religion that is obligatory for all

For Europe, the fall of Communism has to be taken into account, and the fact that in the fight against Communism the recovery of Europe's Christian roots was the driving force.

That's possible, and in fact the legislation, the politics should graduate the advantages towards those who have children and give less to those who don't have children.

I think the State shouldn't poke its nose into the sexual relations of consenting adults.

The family has a social function and so it should be sustained.

The family exists in order to allow women to have children and to have the protection of a male who takes care of them.

We desecrated the traditional values, but new values didn't come along.

No, moral conscience is one thing, the law is another. We have to hold onto this difference.

Priests have to have the right to say that a sin is a sin.

The past was more Christian? At times perhaps, in others, though, no.

I can and I will! Just watch me!

The line between good and evil is permeable and almost anyone can be induced to cross it when pressured by situational forces.

Bigamy is having one husband too many. Monogamy is the same.

I love New York - maybe more than Los Angeles or London. I think I'm happiest in New York.

He who crosses the ocean twice without washing is a dirty double crosser.

Park was never going to love her more than he did on the day they said goodbye. And she couldn’t bear to think of him loving her less.

I am such a notorious hermit - almost pathological. And, I'm not a hoarder. But that's just a symptom of things that I do feel.

Years ago, before this estate was generously and unwillingly turned over to the crown, the lord here was a genuine dimwit. He had a minister stashed behind his throne to whisper clever things to say.

There may often be excuse for doing things poorly in this world, but there is never any excuse for calling a poorly done thing, well done.

I think most great actors have their own life trajectory, the character motion doesn't have anything to do with their life motion.