I was a fat little boy when I was 10 years old! My mother, who didn't speak any English at all, said, 'I know the only thing is to put him in an English boarding school. The food will be so horrible that he'll lose his weight.'

I like football very much. That's what I like. I play it quite well.

I'd rather be playing bridge than making a bad movie.

Peter O'Toole - I really loved that man. They sent me into the desert, and I lived there with him for 100 days. And there were no women! Can you believe it?

See these hands? They are old. But they are soft. Only good for caressing.

My mother used to play cards with King Farouk. He believed she brought good luck to him - she was his mascot.

I made French films and other films and a lot of Arabic films, but what I like is English for myself.

I tried on a moustache, and it was decided I would grow one. I've shaved it off for a couple of films, but otherwise, I've had it ever since.

Children are wonderful!

From the age of 31, I have lived in hotels.