I think some writers should wait for something to say.
I do not see the E. E. C. [European Economic Community] as a great love affair. It's more like nine middle aged couples with failing marriages meeting at a Brussels hotel for a group grope.
A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.
A neurosis is a secret that you don’t know you are keeping.
Show me a congenital eavesdropper with the instincts of a Peeping Tom and I will show you the making of a dramatist.
How far should one accept the rules of the society in which one lives? To put it another way: at what point does conformity become corruption? Only by answering such questions does the conscience truly define itself.
Art is a private thing, the artist makes it for himself; a comprehensible work is the product of a journalist. We need works that are strong, straight, precise, and forever beyond understanding.
When I look back at those pictures of my mother performing - and listen to her recordings - it makes me sad to think that all of that joy she found in her work came to an end. I wish she hadn't had to make that sacrifice, even if it was for the benefit of my father and siblings and me.
There are a lot of aspiring singers who are not paid attention to because they don't look like a fashion model.
When you are plugged into you, anything is possible.
If I was going to make a broad generalisation, I'd say that I prefer the company of women. People know now that I live with Mike Figgis, but I prefer not to talk about it. On one level, privacy is important, but on another level I have no desire to deny certain things.