I'm trying to learn to smoke, which is rather weird when everyone is trying to stop. I'm not a smoker. But my character only smokes as an affectation.

You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself.

I can feel the 60S looming. In my profession, I've just moved along with my age. By thinking in decades, rather than whether someone's 42 or 47, you can give yourself a whole 10 years to turn yourself around in.

Thank God we're not like America. Everyone wants to look like they're 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women; I think men revere older women.

Every chain smoker started with a stick.

There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and sexuality.