We decided it here. Ilyich [Lenin] believed that we shouldn't leave the Whites a live banner to rally around, especially under the present difficult circumstances.

Well you seemed too busy to call him a prat and I thought someone should.

How shall polluted mortals dare To sing Thy glory or Thy grace Beneath Thy feet we lie afar And see but shadows of Thy face.

Religion may become a fashion as well as anything else; and, when it does become so, it has as little to do, in those who thus hold it, with the heart and the character as any other fashion.

I was born a character actor. I was never really a leading man type.

Remember, 'Even this will pass away.'

It's good to get away from the editing suite. It's very unhealthy to be sitting in front of the screen for too long.

I don't know what is happening to people but they are not as tough as they used to be.

There's something to be said for giving and helping to change people's lives.

We call ourselves a "capacity building" organization; self-motivated and self-initiated capacity building. For example, in 30 years, I don't think I have signed a check for the company.

My argument would be that I don't think there is much that's genuinely political art that is good art.