"I tend not to trust people who live in very tidy houses. I know that on the surface there is nothing wrong with a person being well-ordered and disciplined. Nothing, except that it leaves the impression of that person having lived in the confines of a stark institution which, although he or she has long since left, remains within."

"I took religion much too seriously, however, and its overall effect was depressing. I would have really liked to discard it, but somehow I couldn't."

"Maybe I fear things going wrong so much that I pre-empt them by not getting excited about them when they appear to be. going well."

"There were a few teachers who just did not like me because of my face. Once, I was told to stand in the corner until I cheered up. The attitude was, 'Oh, for God's sake, what's the matter with him?' But it's just a natural expression."

"Hitchcock had a charm about him. He was very funny at times. He was incredibly brilliant in his field of suspense."

"If you want to meet a woman, it's best just to smile and say hi."

"I loved that about her because I knew it would open the door for a lot of comedy, because I knew that the conflict would come, because not many people live like the way she does."

"Hugh Grant is the main man. He's the number one romantic comedy man in the world."