The older I get the more I try not to waste my time on negative energy.

Doing classic plays is wonderful. It's a wonderful way of developing style.

It is really hard to do comedy; it takes a lot of energy and focus. It's rather like music: It's a lot of hitting notes precisely

I never say I have a preference for one medium as opposed to another.

Lawrence of Arabia is the ultimate movie, deeply cinematic.

Really, can anyone drink several martinis at lunch?

I always say God should have given women one extra decade at least, especially if you want a family. You're trying to pack a lot in.

I'm sad to say that stardom is a commodity in our culture.

Acting is like a high wire act. Your margin for error is very slim.

It's the thing that you do well that brings you to prominence. The very thing that brings you to success can also be like a curse, because then people think that's all you can do

I adore clothes, I adore drinking. I just don't have the time or the inclination to totally indulge in it.

One of the things Ford Prefect had always found hardest to understand about humans was their habit of continually stating and repeating the very very obvious.

There is no one that cannot make an impact in this world.

The final portrait is often furthest from the truth.

The defense of morals is the battle-cry which best rallies stupidity against change.

The only way to get our society to truly change is to frighten people with the possibility of a catastrophe.

The design of a restaurant should embrace the identity of the chef, the nature of the cuisine, and the context of the restaurant itself.

If you want to achieve some really big and interesting goals, you have to learn to fall in love with hard work.

Teaching is the highest art; before the doctor, there was a teacher.

If people are innately saddled with certain sins and flaws, like selfishness, prejudice, sort-sightedness, and self-deception, then political reform would seem to be a waste of time.

My massage was marvellous. I feel really relaxed. And my masseur, Harold :You can't have a masseur called Harold. It's like having a member of the Royal Family called Ena.