I can't sing, but I know how to, which is quite different..

Hollywood is a place where some people lie on the beach and look up at the stars, whereas other people lie on the stars and look down at the beach..

If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday..

Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade..

I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the….

At twelve noon, The natives swoon And no further work is doneBut mad dogs and Englishmen, Go out in the midday sun..

But why, oh why, do the wrong people travel, when the right people stay at home?.

Wouldn't it be dreadful to live in a country where they didn't have tea?.

Christopher Marlowe or Francis Bacon The author of Lear remains unshaken Willie Herbert or Mary Fitton What does it matter? The Sonnets were written..

AMANDA: I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives..

Acting is not a state of being ... but a state of appearing to be..

The air is like a draught of wine. The undertaker cleans his sign, The Hull express goes off the line, When it's raspberry time in Runcorn..

What I adore is supreme professionalism. I’m bored by writers who can write only when it’s raining..

Passion in a dromedary doesn't go so deep; a camel when it's mating never sobs itself to sleep..

People are wrong when they say opera is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what's wrong with it..

My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that my mind has not wandered enough..

He must have been an incredibly good shot..

I want a horse and plough, Chickens too, Just one cow, With a wistful moo..

I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me..

Squash - that's not exercise, it's flagellation..

I don't much care for Hollywood, I'd rather have a nice cup of cocoa..