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My one concession to American sensibilities was to remove my nail polish.
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I can count all the lovers I've had on one hand...if I'm holding a calculator.
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Unhappiness lies in that gap between our talents and our expectations.
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It's really interesting because 50 years ago, if you didn't wear a hat everyone looked at you. It just proves that everything is fashion.
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There's a lot of noise about me that stops a lot of people from listening, but the good side is if you expose yourself like that, you're left with only good people who can see through you-you get rid of all the wankers.
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I didn't want to tell Mother I worked as a journalist. She thought I was a prostitute. Locking yourself in a room and inventing characters and conversations which do not exit is no way for a grown man to behave.
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One of the many troubles of growing older is that it gets progressively harder to find a famous historical figure who hadn't yet amounted to anything by the time he was your age.
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It's better to be quotable than honest, I don't speak, I quote. I am a fraud. I have cobbled together my personality from hundreds of little bits. I am simultaneously the most genuine and the most artificial person you will ever meet.
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If I hear that people are litigious, I immediately dismiss them.
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The function of music is to release us from the boredom of existence.
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I don't think I'm known for my gifts - I'm known for my gall. I don't want to be just a famous person - I'm too old.