"I always feel that there are two powers in the universe. There is good and there is evil and it depends what side you listen to and which path you decide to follow."

“Airlines go in the long run at the competition to reason. For the passenger the competition is good, because each competitor tries to undercut the other one.”

“Since my adaptation of Ian McEwan's 'Atonement,' I get sent a lot of novels that people think will work as movies. So every now and then I make a point of sitting down and reading a couple of them.”

Source : "My week" by Christopher Hampton, www.theguardian.com. August 1, 2009.

“We are each other's seventh largest trading partner, we are the fifth largest investor there and likewise, we have a lot of exchanges between political leaders, businessmen, tourists and school children too.”

“It's important to me that I look good on television because, let's face it, I'm single, and you want somebody to watch the show and fall in love with you”

“We have the words in our pockets, obscure directions. The old ones have taken away the light of their presence....”

“Failure is important because the first time you win (or lose), it could be luck, it could be timing, or it could be talent. It's only after you fail once or twice and learn to rely equally on thought, analysis, and anticipation-in addition to speed, talent, and execution-that you can really call yourself an entrepreneur ... In the long run, it's mind over muscle, strategy over strength, and a healthy perspective-not just a lot of perspiration-that make someone a real success in his or her business and in the equally important rest of his or her life.”

“Vampires are such prima donnas,”

“I DON'T smoke anymore, except on National No Smoking Day as a protest against those who want to control our lives.”