I don't think there is anything particularly wrong in hitting a woman, though I don't recommend you do it the same way that you hit a man.

I just think the most difficult thing to displace is privilege.

When you hear someone from the very north of Scotland speaking, I think its nice, very musical and harmonious.

The knighthood I received was a fantastic honour but it's not something I've ever used and I don't think I ever will.

I don't think I'll ever act again.

[James Bond's qualities of] self-containment, his powers of decision, his ability to carry on through till the end and to survive ... I like to think I acquired them before Bond.

I find if I just sit down and think, a solution presents itself.

You write your first draft with your heart and you re-write with your head. The first key to writing is to write, not to think.